Courtney Guard

Australian footballer

Australian rules footballer
Courtney Guard
Personal information
Nickname(s) Stubbsy[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 32)
Original team(s) Subiaco (WAWFL)
Draft No. 39, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 4, 2019, Fremantle vs. Adelaide, at Marrara Oval
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019 Fremantle 01 (0)
2020–2022 (S6) West Coast 21 (0)
Total 22 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 6.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Courtney Guard (née Stubbs, born 26 September 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Guard was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and thirty-ninth overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[2] She only played one game for Fremantle, in a loss to Adelaide in Darwin in the fourth round of the 2019 season.

At the end of the 2019 season, Guard was recruited by West Coast for their inaugural season in 2020.[3]

In May 2022, Guard retired to focus on her career and new role as Head of Sport at Perth College.[1]

A school teacher, Guard was previously a 100m hurdler and basketball player.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Emma (2 March 2022). "AFLW: Guard announces retirement". West Coast. Telstra Media.
  2. ^ Nico, Jessica (23 October 2018). "Fremantle Dockers recruit locally in 2018 AFLW draft". Fremantle Gazette. Community News Group. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ Dickinson, Rhys (12 April 2019). "AFLW: Exciting quartet elects to fly with Eagles". westcoasteagles.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Lacy, Bridget (30 October 2018). "Dockers new recruits crunch the numbers". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

External links

  • Courtney Guard's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
  • Courtney Guard at AustralianFootball.com
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