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Mikayla Western

Mikayla Western

Australian rules footballer


Mikayla Western (born 1 July 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Fremantle Football Club.

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AFLW career

Mikayla is the sister of former Fremantle player Joel Western.[1] She was recruited as a top-up player by Fremantle in the 2021 AFL Women's draft, and was a train-on during the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 pre-season.[2] She made her debut in round nine against Melbourne at Optus Stadium.[3] She was delisted by Fremantle at the season's end, having played just one senior game, before being drafted by West Coast with pick 53 in the 2022 AFL Women's draft.[4]

Western made her debut for West Coast in the opening round of the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 against Port Adelaide, collecting 12 disposals and kicking a goal during the twelve point win.[5] [6]


References

  1. McArdle, Jordan (26 June 2022). "AFLW draft 2022: Claremont speedster Mikayla Western hoping to join brother Joel at Fremantle Dockers". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. "Three late outs, top-up player added and defender to debut". fremantlefc. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. Puttick, Stephanie (30 June 2022). "Western excited to fly with Eagles". westcoasteagles. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. "aflwstats". 27 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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