Ruby Schleicher

Ruby Schleicher (born 16 March 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Ruby Schleicher
Scleicher playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018
Personal information
Full name Ruby Schleicher
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 137, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood
vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 18
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Collingwood 19 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2021.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state football

Before playing football, Schleicher played basketball and won the Smarter than Smoking Female Player of the Year award while playing with SBL team Willetton Tigers,[1] She also represented the under-16 and the under-18 Western Australian Metropolitan teams.[2][3][4] She was on the way to receiving a basketball scholarship at an American college, before breaking a vertebra playing and half-a-year later breaking one on the other side while surfing, which as a result of the college decided not to risk her.[5]

In 2015, Schleicher was named in the Western Australian squad for the AFL Youth Girls National Championships.[6] In 2016, she played with the WA Youth Girls team who made the Grand Final, before getting the opportunity to play senior football for her local WAWFL club East Fremantle. In her last game of the year she was the starting ruck for East Fremantle in the Grand Final.[7]

In the winter during the off-season between the 2017 and 2018 AFLW seasons, Schleicher decided to stay in Melbourne and play in the VFLW with the St Kilda Sharks.[8] She debuted with the St Kilda Sharks in their round 1 match against Eastern Devils, winning by one point.[9]

AFL Women's career

Schleicher was selected by Collingwood with pick 144, joining 22 other West Australians drafted in the inaugural AFL Women's draft,[10] and was the youngest player drafted by Collingwood.[7] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.[11]

Collingwood re-signed Schleicher for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[12]

Collingwood re-signed Schleicher for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018.[13]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[14]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  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
2017 Collingwood 185009615015210.00.01.81.23.00.03.04.2
2018 Collingwood 18500146206900.00.02.81.24.01.21.80.0
2019 Collingwood 186002313369800.00.03.82.26.01.51.30.0
2020 Collingwood 1820083111200.00.04.01.55.50.51.00.0
Career 18 0 0 54 28 82 16 34 21 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.6 4.6 0.9 1.9 1.2

References
  1. "2014 Basketball WA Award Winners". Basketball WA. 9 September 2014.
  2. "U/16 AJC - Day Five Update". West Australian Basketball League. 11 July 2013.
  3. Uluc, Olgun (14 April 2015). "2015 Australian U18s Nationals Day 3 Recap – NSW Metro Men remain undefeated". The Pick and Roll.
  4. "U18s & Kevin Coombs Cup Recap - Day 5". Basketball Australia. 16 April 2015.
  5. Black, Sarah (6 December 2017). "Schleicher's lucky break". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  6. "5 Sharks named in State Squad". East Fremantle. 1 May 2015.
  7. Schönafinger, Josh; Gastin, Sam (12 October 2016). "Pick-by-pick: AFL Women's draft". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  8. "PREVIEW: Eastern Devils v St Kilda Sharks". Sports TG. 1 May 2017.
  9. "VFL Women's recap: Round 1". Sports TG. 9 May 2017.
  10. "23 WA players selected in AFL Women's Draft". West Australian Football Commission. 12 October 2016.
  11. "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media. 3 February 2017.
  12. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
  13. Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  14. "Ruby Schleicher - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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