Courtney Wakefield (born 29 March 1987) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wakefield signed with Richmond during the first period of the 2019 expansion club signing period in May.[1] She made her debut against Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.[2] Wakefield won the team's inaugural goalkicking award, after kicking four goals over the six-match season. Wakefield achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average tackles inside 50 in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 2.2 a game.[3]
Courtney Wakefield | |||
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![]() Wakefield with Richmond in February 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 35) | ||
Original team(s) | Richmond (VFLW) | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2020, Richmond vs. Carlton, at Ikon Park | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Richmond | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020– | Richmond | 18 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
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 | ||||
2020 | Richmond | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
2021 | Richmond | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 18 | 67 | 23 | 26 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
2022 | Richmond | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Career | 16 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 28 | 112 | 48 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
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Richmond Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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Richmond Football Club · leading goalkickers | |
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AFL Women's |
Inaugural Richmond AFL Women's team | |
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