Lucy Single (born 28 September 2002) is an

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er playing for

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in the

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competition (AFLW).

Early life

Single was born on the

to a

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mother and a New Zealander father. She moved with her family to

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as an infant where she played a number of sports including

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as well as competing in

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competitions. Due to a lack of opportunities in New Zealand, she relocated back to the Gold Coast at the age of 10 and enrolled at

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. She was a member of the school's Rugby Sevens Excellence Program and competed in the Queensland Rugby Sevens State Championships multiple times, as well as captaining Miami to a win at the 2020 Queensland Rugby Sevens Schools Championship. In 2016, Single joined Miami's inaugural

team as a "joke" with her friends and went on to play an important role in the school's state championship win that year. In 2017, she signed up to play club football for the first time with the Burleigh Bombettes and was placed in the

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' developmental academy. Single later switched clubs to play for

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in the top level QAFLW competition where she impressed scouts. As a result of her 2020 performances, she was drafted by the

with pick 57 in the

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AFLW career

In November 2020, Single showcased her athleticism by winning the 2km time trial in her first

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pre-season with a time of 7:11. She made her AFLW debut for the Suns in Round 1 of the

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. It was revealed Single signed a two year contract extension with on 10 June 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Single, Lucy 2002 births Living people Australian people of Korean descent Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Australian rules footballers from Queensland Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players