Teah Charlton (born 25 April 2002) is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er playing for in the
AFL Women's
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...
(AFLW). She was drafted with the fourth selection in the
2020 AFL Women's draft
The 2020 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2021 season.
Signing and trading period
A significantly delayed trade period was anno ...
by the .
Early football
Charlton played local football for the
Christies Beach Football Club
The Christies Beach Football Club is an Australian rules football team based in the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide that first fielded junior teams in the Southern Football League in 1964. In 1966 senior teams were formed and almost instant s ...
, and represented South Australia at the School Sport Australia Australian Football championships, where she was named an All-Australian at age 15. After competing in surf lifesaving up until the age of 15,
2019 saw her begin to compete for the
South Adelaide Football Club
The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University Stadium[SANFLW
SANFL Women's League (also known as the SANFLW or the Hostplus SANFL Women's League) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in South Australia.
History
The league was launched in February 2017, initially comprising ...]
. She quickly became one of the best young players, winning the Breakthrough Player Award after being nominated in Round 3 of that season for a 1-goal, 19 disposal performance against West Adelaide. She also finished in the Top 10 of the Goalkicking, lead the lead for tackles with a total of 77, and also played in the team's grand final victory in 2019, where she collected 18 disposals and 5 tackles.
She averaged 15.8 disposals per game and kicked 8 goals through the home and away season, and 3 during the finals. 2020 saw her season cut short by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, playing just 4 games. She averaged 19.1 disposals and 5.3 tackles per game, finishing equal seventh in the league's best and fairest voting.
AFLW career
Charlton debuted in the opening round of the
2021 AFL Women's season
The 2021 AFL Women's season was the fifth season of the AFL Women's competition, the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured fourteen clubs, ran from 28 January until 17 April, and comprised ...
, in the 's 38 point win over . On debut, she collected 8 disposals, 1 behind, 2 marks and 7 tackles. She tallied a career high 14 disposals against Fremantle in Round 3, and kicked 2 goals against St Kilda, one of them receiving a Goal of the Year nomination.
Statistics
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Personal life
Charlton cited her favourite footballer as
Rory Sloane
Rory Sloane (born 17 March 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Sloane is a dual Malcolm Blight Medallist and was selected in the All-Australian tea ...
.
References
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2002 births
Living people
Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
South Adelaide Football Club players (Women's)
Christies Beach Football Club players