Celine Moody

Celine Moody (born 4 March 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Celine Moody
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997
Original team(s) Carlton (VFLW)
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Western Bulldogs
vs. Adelaide, at Norwood Oval
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Key forward / ruck
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 13
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Western Bulldogs 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Celine is the daughter of Peter Moody,[1] who trained the racehorse Black Caviar.[2] She has a twin sister, Breann Moody, who plays in the AFLW for Carlton. Both attended St Margaret's School, where they played football together. Throughout her junior career Moody usually played as a defender.[1] She trained as an information systems technician for the Australian Army[1] and took a four-year break from football.[3] On her return in 2018, Moody joined Carlton's VFL Women's side. She played 12 games, mostly as a forward and ruckwoman,[3] wearing number 36.[4]

AFLW career

Having not played football for the previous three years, Moody was eligible to join an AFLW club during the 2018 off-season as a rookie signing.[5] She was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as their second signing[3] and debuted in the opening round of the 2019 AFLW season in a victory over Adelaide at Norwood Oval.[6][7]

References
  1. Cherny, Daniel (4 May 2018). "Moody twins back together in Blue". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "Black Caviar's trainer Moody exits racing". SBS News. Special Broadcasting Service. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "AFLW: Bulldogs sign Moody". westernbulldogs.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. "Our Players". carltonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. Black, Sarah (13 June 2018). "AFLW: How your club is faring ahead of 2019". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. "AFLW Team: Three to debut". westernbulldogs.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. Gaskin, Lee (2 February 2019). "Match report: Dogs sink wasteful Crows". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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