Tanya Hetherington (born 14 April 1985) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition.
Tanya Hetherington | |||
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![]() Hetherington playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 37) | ||
Original team(s) | Diamond Creek (VFL Women's) | ||
Draft | No. 17, 2017 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2018, Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018– | Greater Western Sydney | 36 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Hetherington played state league football with Diamond Creek in the Victorian Women's Football League and later in the VFL Women's competition. In 2015 she suffered a major knee injury and went un-selected in the 2016 AFL Women's draft somewhat as a result.[1] Hetherington was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their third pick and the seventeenth selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the six point loss to Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2]
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