Amelia Mullane

Amelia Mullane (née Barden; born 17 April 1993) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and for Carlton in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Amelia Mullane
Mullane with Carlton in March 2019
Personal information
Full name Amelia Mullane
Date of birth (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993
Original team(s) Diamond Creek (VFLW)
Draft No. 59, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood
vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Collingwood 14 (3)
2019 Carlton 09 (0)
Total 23 (3)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state football

Mullane started playing football at her school Eltham College and in 2011 joined VFLW club Diamond Creek, where she played for five years. During that time she won the 2012 VFLW premiership with Diamond Creek, under the coaching of her father, and twice won the club's best and fairest award. Mullane attributes her strengths of blocking and tackling to her three brothers knocking her around when they were growing up.[1]

During the off-season between the 2017 and 2018 AFLW seasons, Mullane played for Diamond Creek in the VFLW. She played in nine games leading up to the grand final,[2] but they lost the premiership match to Darebin Falcons.[3]

AFL Women's career

Collingwood

Mullane made her debut for Collingwood in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton, in which she was one of Collingwood's best players.[4] In the first two weeks of the competition she asserted herself as one of Collingwood's leading midfielders and was praised by commentators for her uncompromising attack on the ball.[1]

Collingwood re-signed Mullane for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[5]

Carlton

Ahead of the 2019 season, Mullane was traded to Carlton as part of a three-way deal in which Maddison Gay was traded from Carlton to Melbourne.[6]

After playing all nine matches in the 2019 season, including in the grand final, Mullane announced that she is retiring from football.[7]

Personal life

Apart from her sports career, Mullane works as a full-time nurse at an orthopaedic ward and at an IVF clinic.[1]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Collingwood 387013629658390.00.15.14.19.31.15.6
2018 Collingwood 387343934737470.40.65.64.910.41.06.7
2019 Carlton 89004037777470.00.04.44.18.60.85.2
Career 23 3 5 115 100 215 22 133 0.1 0.2 5.0 4.3 9.3 1.0 5.8

References
  1. Swersky, Tiarne (15 February 2017). "Our AFL Women's wrecking ball". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  2. Swersky, Tiarne (19 September 2017). "Four Pies into VFLW Grand Final". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. Prime, Toby (24 September 2017). "Darebin Falcons capture fifth straight VFL Women's premiership over Diamond Creek". Herald Sun.
  4. Guthrie, Ben (3 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media.
  5. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
  6. Black, Sarah (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Five-way deal ends trade period". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media.
  7. "Three Blues depart". Carlton. Telstra Media. 25 April 2019.
  8. "Amelia Barden - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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