Lauren Brazzale Explained

Lauren Brazzale (born 5 November 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

AFLW career

Brazzale was drafted by Carlton with the club's eighth selection and the sixty second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against .^[2] Brazzale finished 2017 having played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season.^[3] She signed a 2-year contract with on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players.^[4]

In June 2022, Brazzale was traded to Collingwood in exchange for Amelia Velardo.^[5] In November 2024, Brazzale was delisted by Collingwood.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season.^[7]

|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 39 || 7 || 46 || 8 || 15 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 5.6 || 1 || 6.6 || 1.1 || 2.1 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 5 || 0 || 3 || 25 || 6 || 31 || 3 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 5.0 || 1.2 || 6.2 || 0.6 || 2.2 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 8 || 0 || 4 || 68 || 15 || 83 || 13 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 8.5 || 1.9 || 10.4 || 1.6 || 2.3 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 7 || 2 || 2 || 57 || 11 || 68 || 17 || 17 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.1 || 1.6 || 9.7 || 2.4 || 2.4 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 9 || 4 || 1 || 72 || 13 || 85 || 25 || 20 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 8.0 || 1.4 || 9.4 || 2.8 || 2.2 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S6)|style="text-align:center;"|| 12 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 16 || 56 || 9 || 9 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 3.2 || 11.2 || 1.8 || 1.8 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S7)|style="text-align:center;"|| 24 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 70 || 23 || 93 || 27 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.4 || 2.1 || 8.5 || 2.5 || 1.6 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023|style="text-align:center;"|| 24 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 74 || 27 || 101 || 18 || 26 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.4 || 2.7 || 10.1 || 1.8 || 2.6 || 2|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2024|style="text-align:center;"|| 24 || 11 || 0 || 1 || 81 || 27 || 108 || 22 || 21 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 7.4 || 2.5 || 9.8 || 2.0 || 1.9 || 0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 73! 7! 11! 526! 145! 671! 142! 155! 0.1! 0.2! 7.2! 2.0! 9.2! 1.9! 2.1! 2|}

Notes and References

1. News: Black. Sarah. As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft. 21 October 2017. AFL Media. Telstra Media. 12 October 2016.
2. News: Guthrie. Ben. Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood. 21 October 2017. AFL Media. Bigpond. 2 February 2017.
3. Web site: LAUREN BRAZZALE. Australian Football. 21 October 2017.
4. Web site: List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue. 10 June 2021. Black. Sarah. 11 June 2021. AFL Women's Media.
5. Web site: Collingwood welcomes Brazzale. Telstra. Collingwood. 2 June 2022.
6. Web site: Collingwood thanks Blair, Brazzale, Fowler and Sansonetti. Telstra. Collingwood. 12 November 2024.
7. Web site: Lauren Brazzale - Player Stats By Season. Australian Football. 12 November 2024.