Bonnie Toogood (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.[1] She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the Brisbane.[3] She was named one of the Western Bulldogs' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season,[4] kicking 2 goals[5] and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks.[6] It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.[7]
Bonnie Toogood | |||
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![]() Toogood playing for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 24) | ||
Original team(s) | Mornington (SEFNL) | ||
Draft | No. 11, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2018, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Utility | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Essendon | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2022 | Western Bulldogs | 37 (29) | |
2022– | Essendon | 0 (0) | |
Total | 37 (29) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Toogood moved to Essendon at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL Women's season, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.
Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar[8] and Melbourne Girl’s Grammar.[9]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
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Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2018# | Western Bulldogs | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 64 | 19 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1 |
2019 | Western Bulldogs | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0 |
2020 | Western Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
2021 | Western Bulldogs | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 82 | 26 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3 |
Career | 27 | 19 | 9 | 135 | 63 | 198 | 64 | 52 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 6 |
Essendon Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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Captains of the Essendon Football Club | |
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Current AFL Women's captains | |
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Western Bulldogs 2018 AFL Women's premiers | |
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Coach: Groves |
Western Bulldogs · leading goalkickers | |
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AFL Women's |
2018 AFL Women's Rising Star nominees | |
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← 2017 Italics denote winner 2019 → |
2017 AFL Women's rookie draft | |
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