Sophie Armitstead (born 27 October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
| Sophie Armitstead | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sophie Armitstead playing for Adelaide in January 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Wanderers (NTFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 55, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2017, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2018 | Adelaide | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life and career
editArmitstead won the 2015 NTFL Women's Rising Star Award playing for Wanderers,[1] but her career before the AFLW was soured by knee injuries, as she injured her ACL in 2012 and tore her meniscus in 2015, both in the same knee.[2]
AFLW career (2017–18)
editArmitstead was drafted by Adelaide with their seventh selection and fifty-fifth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3] She made her debut in the twenty-five point win against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in round two of the 2017 season,[4] but she tore her meniscus in her left knee during the match, which forced her to miss the remainder of the season.[1][5] Due to her knee injury, the club announced in May that she was not offered a contract for the 2018 season,[6] however in October it was announced that she would return to the club for the 2018 season under free agency rules.[7] She was delisted again by Adelaide at the end of the 2018 season.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sophie Armitstead". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Hislop, Jack (28 October 2017). "Adelaide Crows women's player Sophie Armitstead hoping for better luck with injury in new season". NT News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (13 October 2016). "Six NT players added to Crows' AFL Women's League list after draft". NT News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (10 February 2017). "Sophie Armitstead to make AFLW debut for Adelaide Crows against Western Bulldogs". Northern Territory News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Bolt, Ashley (15 February 2017). "Season over for AFLW Crow after knee injury". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Wade, Natasha (25 May 2017). "AFLW: Key Crows re-sign". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "AFLW: Armitstead signs on - AFC.com.au". afc.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
External links
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- Sophie Armitstead's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Sophie Armitstead at AustralianFootball.com
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