Lauren Gauci Explained

Lauren Gauci (born 8 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer. She was selected by the West Coast Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 AFL Women's draft, and made her AFL Women's debut in round 4 of the 2021 AFL Women's season.

Career

Before playing for West Coast, she played for North Adelaide in the SANFLW, including playing in the team's 2020 SANFLW premiership.

She nominated for the 2020 AFL Women's draft, and was selected by the West Coast Eagles as an undrafted free agent. Players that are not drafted from their nominated state by the end of the draft can be approached and signed by clubs outside of their state as undrafted free agents, as long as those clubs have room on their team.^{[1] [2]}

Gauci missed the first three matches of the 2021 season due to a knee injury.^[3] She made her AFL Women's debut in round 4 of that season, on 21 February, playing against at Blacktown ISP Oval.^[4] Gauci was one of three former North Adelaide players making their debut in 2021 for West Coast.^[5] She continued through the season to play all five of the remaining matches.^[6]

In May 2022, Gauci was delisted by West Coast.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black . Sarah . Last four AFLW list spots filled by South Australians . womens.afl . 12 January 2022 . 8 October 2020.
2. Web site: Dickinson . Rhys . AFLW: Eagles swoop on dynamic SA duo . West Coast Eagles . 17 January 2022 . 8 October 2020.
3. Web site: Lauren Gauci . West Coast Eagles . 17 January 2022.
4. Web site: Black . Sarah . TEAMS: Dog, Eagle to make 2021 debuts, top Crow returns . womens.afl . 17 January 2022 . 20 February 2021.
5. Web site: Reilly . Eliza . South Australian SANFLW trio Amber Ward, Lauren Gauci and Katelyn Pope join forces at AFLW’s West Coast Eagles . The West Australian . 12 January 2022 . 28 February 2021.
6. Web site: Lauren Gauci - Player Stats By Season . Australian Football . 17 January 2022.
7. Web site: AFLW: Eagles announce list updates. Telstra Media. West Coast. 6 May 2022.