Brooke Patterson (born 11 October 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their thirteen selection and 104th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the nineteen point win against Collingwood at Ikon Park in round two of the 2017 season.[2] She played the next two matches before missing the round five match against Greater Western Sydney due to a hamstring injury.[3] She returned for the final round match against Fremantle at Casey Fields[4] to finish with four matches for the season.[5]

Brooke Patterson
Patterson playing for Melbourne in February 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35)
Original team(s) Darebin Falcons (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 104, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 2, 2017, Melbourne vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Melbourne 11 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Melbourne signed Patterson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Burgan, Matt (12 October 2016). "No.104: Brooke Howells". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ Australian Associated Press (10 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round two teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "AFL Women's: All the round five teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ Lewis, Georgina (16 March 2017). "Patterson set to return". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Brooke Patterson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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