Lucy Single (born 28 September 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
| Lucy Single | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lucy Single | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Bond University (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 57, 2020 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Gold Coast | 31 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life edit
Single was born on the Gold Coast[1] to a Korean mother and a New Zealand father. She moved with her family to New Zealand as an infant where she played a number of sports including rugby as well as competing in karate competitions.[2] Due to a lack of opportunities in New Zealand, she relocated back to the Gold Coast at the age of 10[3] and enrolled at Miami State High School. She was a member of the school's Rugby Sevens Excellence Program and competed in the Queensland Rugby Sevens State Championships multiple times,[4] as well as captaining Miami to a win at the 2020 Queensland Rugby Sevens Schools Championship.[5]
In 2016, Single joined Miami's inaugural Australian rules football team as a "joke" with her friends and went on to play an important role in the school's state championship win that year.[6] In 2017, she signed up to play club football for the first time with the Burleigh Bombettes and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns' developmental academy. Single later switched clubs to play for Bond University in the top level QAFLW competition where she impressed scouts. As a result of her 2020 performances, she was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with pick 57 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[7]
AFLW career edit
In November 2020, Single showcased her athleticism by winning the 2 km time trial in her first AFLW pre-season with a time of 7:11.[8] She made her AFLW debut for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2021 AFLW season.[9] It was revealed Single signed a two-year contract extension with Gold Coast on 10 June 2021.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Meet Lucy Single". We Are Feel Good Inc. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Single joins the SUNS with pick 57". Gold Coast Suns. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Lucy Single has excelled at Aussie rules for Bond University since moving from New Zealand". Gold Coast Bulletin. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Wallabies stars visit Miami State High School to share secrets of success". Gold Coast Bulletin. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Miami SHS, Keebra Park SHS and King's Christian College to represent Coast at All Schools 7s". Gold Coast Bulletin. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "AFLQ Schools Cup: Miami State High veteran Lucy Single believes current players could follow in her footsteps and potentially become AFLW draftees". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Miami State High becomes home for three Gold Coast Suns AFL Women's players". ABC.net.au. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "New faces blitz time trials, star Pie goes the distance". AFL Women's. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "A Season Opener To Remember for 5 Debutants". Gold Coast Suns. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.