Rebecca Privitelli (born 3 January 1995) is an

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er who plays for

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in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for

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and for the

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Early life

Privitelli was raised in

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and played junior football in the Yarra Junior Football League with both St Marys Greensborough and Kew Rovers. During much of her junior playing days she participated in boys teams in preference to the girls teams. In 2012 she represented the League in the AFL Vic Metro Championships in 2012 winning the Peter Johnston Medal for the best YJFL player.

AFLW career

She was drafted by Carlton with the club's nineteenth selection and the one hundred and forty second overall in the

2016 AFL Women's draft The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for w ...

. She made her debut in round 2,

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, in a match against at

Ikon Park Princes Park (or Carlton Recreation Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Ikon Park) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the wider Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. It is a historic venue, ...

. She was dropped from the team the following week however and would not return until the final match of the season in round 7. Privitelli finished the season having played five matches in 2017. She was delisted by Carlton at season's end and subsequently signed with as a delisted free agent. She was delisted by Greater Western Sydney at the end of the 2018 season. Privitelli has taken an off-field role with the Giants as Merchandise Coordinator. She was drafted back to GWS ahead of the 2020 season. In April 2022, Privitelli joined expansion club and rival

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* * Living people 1995 births Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans (AFLW) players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub