Rebecca Webster

Rebecca Webster (born 22 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Rebecca Webster
Webster with Geelong in February 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (NAB League Girls)
Draft No. 7, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Geelong
vs. Collingwood, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender[1]
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Geelong 19 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Webster played with Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup and Melbourne University in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition.[2] She was subsequently drafted with selection number seven by Geelong in the 2018 AFL Women's draft,[1] and made her AFLW debut during the first round of the 2019 season, against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium.[3] She played only four games for Geelong in the 2019 AFLW season, though later that year won the club's VFL Women's best and fairest award.[4]

Webster currently studies a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business – Sport Management at Deakin University.[5]

References
  1. Black, Sarah (23 October 2018). "AFLW Draft: Who did your club select?". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Maher, Tyler (24 October 2018). "Becky Webster drafted by Geelong for AFLW". Shepparton News. McPherson Media Group. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. "AFLW team selection round 1". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. "VFLW: Webster wins Best & Fairest". Geelong FC. 26 September 2019.
  5. "Changing the game: Deakin celebrates women in sport". Deakin Life. Deakin University. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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