Erica Fowler
| Erica Fowler | |||
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 Fowler playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Yeronga (QWAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 70, 2018 AFLW draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Template:AFLW Col vs. Template:AFLW Gee, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Template:AFLW Col | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Template:AFLW Col | 39 (2) | |
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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 Template:AFLW Gee 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]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2019 | Template:AFLW Col | 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 | Template:AFLW Col | 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 | Template:AFLW Col | 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) | Template:AFLW Col | 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) | Template:AFLW Col | 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 | Template:AFLW Col | 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
- ^ a b Black, Sarah (12 October 2018). "AFLW: Depleted Pies sign duo under compo rules". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Mullen, Alanna (6 February 2019). "AFLW: Fowler flying high". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b Wingard, Ant (13 October 2018). "Queensland Fowler announced for AFL Women's competition". aflq.com.au. AFL Queensland. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Erica Fowler – Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
External links
- Erica Fowler's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Erica Fowler at AustralianFootball.com
