Holly Whitford

Holly Whitford (born 11 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played four matches over a two-year tenure with Collingwood between 2018 and 2019 and played four matches with Richmond in 2020 before being placed on the inactive list in 2021 prior to her delisting at the end of the season.

Holly Whitford
Whitford with Richmond in January 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999
Original team(s) Cranbourne (VFL Women's)
Draft

No. 43, 2019 AFL Women's draft
No.

4, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft
Debut Round 2, 2018, Collingwood vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2019 Collingwood 4 (0)
2020–2021 Richmond 4 (0)
Total 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

AFL Women's career

Whitford was drafted by Collingwood with the club's first selection and the fourth pick overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirteen point loss to Fremantle at Optus Stadium in round 2 of the 2018 season.[2]

In April 2019, Whitford was delisted by Collingwood.[3]

Wood was drafted by Richmond with the club's fifth pick and the 43rd selection overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4]

She made her Richmond debut in the club's inaugural game against Carlton at Ikon Park.

Whitford was placed onto the club's inactive list for the entirety of the 2021 season due to a persistent foot injury.[5] At the end of the season, she was delisted by the club.[6]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[7]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Collingwood 2830084124100.00.02.71.34.01.33.3
2019 Collingwood 28100404230.00.04.00.04.02.03.0
2020 Richmond 2040016319070.00.04.00.84.80.01.8
Career 8 0 0 28 7 35 6 20 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.9 4.4 0.8 2.5

References
  1. Lechucki, Meagan (20 October 2017). "Pies finalise AFLW list". Carlton FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. Coleman-Heard, Rory (10 February 2018). "Match report: Freo too good for Pies at new home". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. Lewis, Tash (26 April 2019). "Davey a Pie". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  4. Navaratnam, Dinny (22 October 2019). "Draft recap: All of your club's picks". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. "McLaren joins AFLW squad". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. Black, Sarah (5 April 2021). "List changes: Tough utility among four Tigers cut". AFL Women's. Telstra.
  7. "Holly Whitford - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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