Courtney Hodder

Courtney Hodder (born 8 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer and former rugby union player currently playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played rugby for the Western Force and the Queensland Reds in the Super W and was the top try-scorer in the competition in 2018.

Courtney Hodder
Hodder warming up before the season seven AFL Women's Grand Final (2022)
Born (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Queensland Reds (Super W)
Draft Rookie signing, 2020
Debut Round 1, 2021, Brisbane vs. Richmond, at Punt Road Oval
Position(s) Midfielder/forward
Club information
Current club Brisbane
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Brisbane 36 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Force 4 (35)
2020 Reds 4 (25)
Total 8 (60)
Correct as of the end of the 2020 season
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Australia A 2 (0)
Correct as of the end of 2019

Early life

Hodder is a Noongar - Yamatji woman.[1] She grew up in suburban Perth and played junior football with Peel Thunder[2] and was part of 3 under-18 All-Australian teams.[3]

Rugby union

Hodder played for the Western Force in the inaugural season of the Super W in 2018. During a year which included scoring six tries in the Force's round 1 game against the Melbourne Rebels,[4] she finished the season as the top try-scorer in the competition.

She did not play in the 2019 Super W season due to a broken leg, and after recovery was selected near the end of the year to play for Australia A in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship,[5] where she played two games.

She returned to the Super W in 2020 to play for the Queensland Reds, scoring five tries throughout the shortened season.

Australian rules football

On 28 August 2020, Brisbane signed Hodder for the 2021 AFL Women's season as an other-sport rookie.[6] She made her debut that season in round 1 against Richmond, kicking a goal with her first kick.[7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[8]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2021 Brisbane 2111985530857590.80.75.02.77.70.65.40
Career 11 9 8 55 30 85 7 59 0.8 0.7 5.0 2.7 7.7 0.6 5.4 0

Honours and achievements

Individual

Goal of the Year Winner 2021

See also

References
  1. Indigenous round celebrated, minute’s silence scrapped, young draftees step up: Five AFLW talking points from round three by Marnie Vinall for the Age 12 September 12 2022
  2. WA bred code-hopper Courtney Hodder goes from Peel Thunder, Western Force to AFLW grand final with Brisbane by Eliza Reilly for The West Australian 26 November 2022
  3. [AFLW: Ex-rugby star Courtney Hodder named in Brisbane side the Lions’ first game of the season] by Marco Monteverde for NCA Newswire 31 January 2021
  4. Warren, Adrian (13 March 2018). "Western Force teenage sensation Courtney Hodder scores six tries in a match". The West Australian. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. "Teenage star Hodder in line to return to international stage with Australia A". Rugby Australia. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. Monteverde, Marco (28 August 2020). "AFLW: Rugby star Courtney Hodder signs two-year deal with Brisbane Lions". News.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. Mottershead, James (31 January 2021). "AFLW 2021: Brisbane extends Richmond's winless run in AFLW, Fremantle and North Melbourne notch wins". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Courtney Hodder". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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