Melissa Caulfield (born 29 May 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. Caulfield was drafted by Fremantle with their tenth selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played the first two matches of the year before missing the round three match against Greater Western Sydney. She returned for the round four match against Adelaide[3] and played every match for the remainder of the year apart from the last round of the season, and finished with five matches.[4] In March 2022, Caulfield retired to focus on work and travel.[5]
Melissa Caulfield | |||
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![]() Melissa Caulfield training with West Coast in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 34) | ||
Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAWFL) | ||
Draft | No. 77, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2019 | Fremantle | 20 (5) | |
2020–2022 | West Coast | 13 (3) | |
Total | 33 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Inaugural Fremantle Football Club AFL Women's team | |
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Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | Michelle Cowan |
2013 AFL women's draft | |
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2014 AFL women's draft | |
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