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Lily Postlethwaite

Lily Postlethwaite

Australian rules footballer

Lily Postlethwaite (/ˈpɒsəlweɪt/ POSS-əl-wayt;[1] born 29 October 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

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Early life and state football

Postlethwaite was raised on a farm in the northern Brisbane suburb of Caboolture, Queensland.[2]

Postlethwaite started her sporting career playing Oztag, the Australian variation of tag rugby, and started playing Australian rules football only at the age of 12.[3] In 2014 she won the most valuable player award for Oztag's 13 Girls Division.[4] Postlethwaite played for Moreton Bay Lions and won the under-15 division best and fairest in 2016.[5] Postlethwaite played for Maroochydore in the AFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL).[6] In the 2019 season she won the QWAFL Rising Star Award.[7] During 2019, Postlethwaite also played for the Brisbane Lions Academy team.[8] Postlethwaite represented Queensland in the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships. In the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, she was selected for the All-Australian team.[9][10] In the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships she led the team as captain[11] and was selected once again for the All-Australian team.[12]

AFLW career

Postlethwaite was drafted by Brisbane with the third pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[13] She made her debut in Brisbane's opening round game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.[14]

Personal life

Postlethwaite is from Caboolture in Queensland and grew up supporting Brisbane Lions.[15] She grew up on a farm and used the horse track for some unorthodox training and conditioning while at home.[16]

References

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    Black, Sarah (3 September 2018). "AFLW: Under-18 All Australian side revealed". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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    Wingard, Ant (6 June 2019). "Postlethwaite named Queensland captain". AFL Queensland.
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    Roche, Joss (25 July 2019). "Revealed: 2019 AFLW Under-18 All Australian team". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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    Fielding, Josie (22 October 2019). "Welcome to the Den, Lily Postlethwaite". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
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    Davis, Greg (7 February 2020). "Fearless Lion Cathy Svarc will make her AFLW debut in Round 1". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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    Walsh, Courtney (18 October 2019). "Young hopefuls taking a punt on the AFLW draft". The Australian.
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    "How farm and family helped Lily Postlethwaite prepare for AFLW". AFL Queensland. 19 October 2019.
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