Charlie Thomas (Australian footballer)

Charlotte "Charlie" Thomas (born 5 September 2003) is an Australian rules footballer. She was selected by the West Coast Eagles with pick 3 in the 2021 AFL Women's draft, and made her debut in round 1 of the 2022 AFL Women's season.

Charlie Thomas
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Thomas
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003
Original team(s) Subiaco, (WAFLW)
Draft No. 3
Debut 8 January 2022, West Coast vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Tall utility
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– West Coast 20 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Career

Thomas played 6 games for Subiaco Football Club in the WAFL Women's in 2020, and 1 game in 2021, being injured for most of that season with a fractured arm.[1][2][3]

In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Thomas was picked by the West Coast Eagles with pick number 3.[4] The guernsey number assigned to her was number 3, which was presented to her at West Coast's 2022 AFLW season launch by Andrew Gaff, who has the number 3 guernsey on the men's team.[3]

Thomas played her first AFLW game on 8 January 2022, against Fremantle in round 1 of the 2022 season.[5] The role she plays is as a tall utility.[2]

References
  1. "Charlie Thomas". WAFL. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "The AFLW Draft File: Pick No. 3 – Charlie Thomas". West Coast Eagles. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. Woodcock, Mitchell (8 January 2022). "AFLW 2022: West Coast draftee Charlie Thomas part of exclusive Eagles' club ahead of debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "NAB AFL Women's Draft". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. Woodcock, Mitchell; Reilly, Eliza (7 January 2022). "AFLW 2022: Fremantle Dockers name six debutants for western derby clash against West Coast Eagles". PerthNow. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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