Erica Fowler
Erica Fowler (born 8 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Originally a rugby sevens player, Fowler joined Collingwood's VFL Women's team and became a senior player after she was selected with the club's ninth selection and the 70th pick overall in the 2018 AFLW draft.[1] She made her debut in a loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in round 1 of the 2019 season.[2]
Erica Fowler | |||
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![]() Fowler playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
Original team(s) | Yeronga (QWAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 70, 2018 AFLW draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2019, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Ruck | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Collingwood | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019– | Collingwood | 9 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Early life
Fowler originally played rugby sevens, representing the University of Queensland nationally.[2] She also played 33 games for Yeronga in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL) and its lower division, the Queensland Women's Football Association.[3] Fowler suffered injury and illness in 2016, causing her to miss the Australian University Games and leaving her with a choice between her sporting and paramedicine careers.[2] She was part of the Yeronga team victorious over Coorparoo in the 2017 QWAFL grand final.[3] Fowler accepted an offer to join Collingwood's VFL Women's side in 2018 and split her time between sport and work, travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne every few weeks to play.[2]
AFLW career
For the 2018 AFLW draft, Collingwood was granted two chances to pre-select recruits to compensate for losing players to injury and rival clubs, using a similar bidding mechanism to the father–daughter rule. The club selected Fowler with pick 70; she was expected to play as a key forward and ruckwoman assisting Eliza Hynes, because of her 180-centimetre stature.[1] She hoped her rugby sevens experience would bring "a different physicality and athleticism to the game".[2]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct the end of the 2020 season.[4]
G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2019 | Collingwood | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
2020 | Collingwood | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
Career | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 19 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
References
- Black, Sarah (12 October 2018). "AFLW: Depleted Pies sign duo under compo rules". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- Mullen, Alanna (6 February 2019). "AFLW: Fowler flying high". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Wingard, Ant (13 October 2018). "Queensland Fowler announced for AFL Women's competition". aflq.com.au. AFL Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Erica Fowler – Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erica Fowler. |
- Erica Fowler's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Erica Fowler at AustralianFootball.com