Bree White

Bree White
White playing for Collingwood in February 2017
Personal information
Full name Bree White
Date of birth (1981-12-18) 18 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) VU Western Spurs (VFLW)
Draft No. 38, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Collingwood 11 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Career highlights
  • All-Australian: 2011
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Bree White (born 18 December 1981) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life and state football

White grew up in Ballarat and in her junior days acted as a boundary umpire in local matches. On the occasion that her brothers' club Dunnstown, was missing players, she would fill in. Once she reached the age when there were no more mixed teams, she represented her school Loreto College in football. At the age of 18 she joined VWFL club St Albans Spurs.[1] In 2016, she captained the Spurs, with coach Debbie Lee saying she leads from the front.[2]

During her time at the Spurs, White represented Victoria 3 times.[3]

White has played for Melbourne in exhibition matches, prior to the creation of the AFLW.[4][5]

AFL Women's career

White made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton, in which she was one of Collingwood's best players,[6] with 10 disposals, 6 kicks and 4 handballs.[7] At the end of the season, she was named in Collingwood's top 10 best and fairest.[8]

Collingwood re-signed White for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[9]

In October 2017, together with Melbourne player Neville Jetta, White helped launch Vichealth's "Walk to School" program which encourages kids to walk, ride or scoot to school and to build healthy habits.[10]

White retired from AFL Women's football at the conclusion of the 2018 season.[11]

Other sports

As well as playing footy, White was also a national under-23 cricketer[1] and represented Victoria's under-19 and senior women cricket teams.[12] She also played gaelic football with London GAA, including featuring in the All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship Final in 2007.[13]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[14]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Collingwood 33 7 1 0 32 28 60 6 22 0.1 0.0 4.6 4.0 8.6 0.9 3.1
2018 Collingwood 33 4 0 0 18 16 34 10 12 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.0 8.5 2.5 3.0
Career 11 1 0 50 44 94 16 34 0.1 0.0 4.5 4.0 8.5 1.5 3.1

References

  1. ^ a b Short, Daniel (12 February 2017). "AFL Women's footballer Bree White lives out her dream". The Courier.
  2. ^ Cavanagh, Chris (10 July 2016). "Young VU Western Spurs start to bite in VFL Women's competition". Maribyrnong Leader.
  3. ^ D'Anello, Luke (2 July 2013). "Bree White says women's footy will keep getting better". Brimbank Leader.
  4. ^ "10 Vics selected in Women's Draft". AFL Victoria. 20 May 2014.
  5. ^ Holden, Peter (13 July 2016). "September women's exhibition to be played under Whitten Oval lights". Girls Play Footy. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ^ Guthrie, Ben (3 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media.
  7. ^ "Ballarat Girls impress in AFL Women's League". 3BA. 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Draftee defender named top AFLW Magpie". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 29 March 2017.
  9. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
  10. ^ "AFL players help kick off Walk to School for 2017". Vichealth. 9 October 2017.
  11. ^ Black, Sarah (21 March 2018). "AFLW: Magpie retires as one of the lucky ones". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Bree White - Australia Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Aussie PE teacher changing the Rules". Irish Independent. 19 September 2007.
  14. ^ "Bree White - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bree White.