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Erica Fowler
Fowler playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)
Original team(s) Yeronga ( QWAFL)
Draft No. 70, 2018 AFLW draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward / Ruck
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 15
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Collingwood 39 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Erica Fowler (born 8 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Originally a rugby sevens player, Fowler joined Collingwood's VFL Women's team and became a senior player after she was selected with the club's ninth selection and the 70th pick overall in the 2018 AFLW draft. [1] She made her debut in a loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in round 1 of the 2019 season. [2]

Early life

Fowler originally played rugby sevens, representing the University of Queensland nationally. [2] She also played 33 games for Yeronga in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL) and its lower division, the Queensland Women's Football Association. [3] Fowler suffered injury and illness in 2016, causing her to miss the Australian University Games and leaving her with a choice between her sporting and paramedicine careers. [2] She was part of the Yeronga team victorious over Coorparoo in the 2017 QWAFL grand final. [3] Fowler accepted an offer to join Collingwood's VFL Women's side in 2018 and split her time between sport and work, travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne every few weeks to play. [2]

AFLW career

For the 2018 AFLW draft, Collingwood was granted two chances to pre-select recruits to compensate for losing players to injury and rival clubs, using a similar bidding mechanism to the father–daughter rule. The club selected Fowler with pick 70; she was expected to play as a key forward and ruckwoman assisting Eliza Hynes, because of her 180-centimetre stature. [1] She hoped her rugby sevens experience would bring "a different physicality and athleticism to the game". [2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct the end of the 2023 season. [4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2019 Collingwood 15 2 0 0 6 3 9 3 14 23 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 4.5 1.5 7.0 11.5
2020 Collingwood 15 7 0 2 26 18 44 16 19 9 0.0 0.3 3.7 2.6 6.3 2.3 2.7 1.3
2021 Collingwood 15 10 0 1 37 20 57 12 25 17 0.0 0.1 3.7 2.0 5.7 1.2 2.5 1.7
2022 (S6) Collingwood 15 9 0 1 29 15 44 9 11 15 0.0 0.1 3.2 1.7 4.9 1.0 1.2 1.7
2022 (S7) Collingwood 15 2 0 0 5 4 9 4 1 4 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.0 1.0 2.0
2023 Collingwood 15 9 2 0 31 9 40 11 22 63 0.2 0.0 3.4 1.0 4.4 1.2 2.4 7.0
Career 39 2 4 134 69 203 55 92 131 0.1 0.1 3.4 1.8 5.2 1.4 2.4 3.4

References

  1. ^ a b Black, Sarah (12 October 2018). "AFLW: Depleted Pies sign duo under compo rules". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mullen, Alanna (6 February 2019). "AFLW: Fowler flying high". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Wingard, Ant (13 October 2018). "Queensland Fowler announced for AFL Women's competition". aflq.com.au. AFL Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Erica Fowler – Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

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