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Lou Wotton
Australian rules footballer (born 1983)
Louise Wotton (born 8 November 1983) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Louise Wotton | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Original team(s) | Eastern Devils (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | 2016 free agent: Collingwood | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2017, Collingwood vs. Melbourne, at IKON Park | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2017 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wotton played 13 seasons with the VWFL. She won four best and fairest awards at the Eastern Devils, the Helen Lambert medal twice, represented Victoria, was selected twice for the All-Australian team and played for Melbourne in the 2013 and 2014 exhibition matches. In 2014, she announced her retirement from football and took up triathlon training, wanting to compete in the Ironman Triathlon.[1]
In September 2016, Wotton came out of retirement to nominate for the inaugural AFLW draft.[2]
After not being selected in the draft,[3] Wotton was signed by Collingwood as a free agent.[4][5] She made her debut in round 2, 2017, in a match at IKON Park against Melbourne.[6]
Wotton was delisted by Collingwood ahead of the 2018 season.[7]
Apart from her sports career, Wotton works as a physical education and health teacher at Rowville Secondary College.[5]
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season.[8]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ||
- Gray, Blake (25 July 2014). "Devil and Demon Lou Wotton set to retire". Girls Play Footy.
- Holden, Peter (12 September 2016). "Lou Wotton returns from retirement for national competition spot". Girls Play Footy.
- Black, Sarah (5 January 2017). "Women's football: 'Team environment' lures Magpie ruck". AFL. Telstra Media.
- Sewell, Eliza (2 November 2016). "Collingwood targets strong ball users and good decision makers in its AFLW side". Herald Sun.
- Prime, Toby (22 November 2016). "VWFL champion Lou Wotton comes out of retirement and joins Collingwood as a free agent". Monash Leader.
- Black, Sarah (11 February 2017). "Match report: Late surge keeps Demons' season alive". AFL. Telstra Media.
- Black, Sarah (29 May 2017). "AFLW trade period analysis: How did your club go?". AFL. Telstra Media.
- "Lou Wotton - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- Lou Wotton at AustralianFootball.com