Melissa Caulfield
| Melissa Caulfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Melissa Caulfield training with West Coast in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1988 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 77, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2019 | Fremantle | 20 (5) | |
| 2020–2022 | West Coast | 13 (3) | |
| Total | 33 (8) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Melissa Caulfield (born 29 May 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. Caulfield was drafted by Fremantle with their tenth selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played the first two matches of the year before missing the round three match against Greater Western Sydney. She returned for the round four match against Adelaide[3] and played every match for the remainder of the year apart from the last round of the season, and finished with five matches.[4] In March 2022, Caulfield retired to focus on work and travel.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Melissa Caulfield". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Henderson, Emma (24 March 2022). "AFLW: Caulfield announces retirement". West Coast. Telstra Media.
External links
[edit]- Melissa Caulfield's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Melissa Caulfield at AustralianFootball.com
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