Kirsten McLeod (born 30 May 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. McLeod was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their fourth selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played six matches in her debut season and kicked four goals.[3] It was revealed that McLeod had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 8 out 9 possible games for the club that season.[4]

Kirsten McLeod
McLeod in June 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Cranbourne (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 28, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Western Bulldogs 39 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[5]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Western Bulldogs 6 6 4 8 26 16 42 3 14 0.6 1.3 4.3 2.7 7.0 0.5 2.3 0
2018# Western Bulldogs 6 4 3 1 14 3 17 5 10 0.8 0.3 3.5 0.8 4.3 1.3 2.5 0
2019 Western Bulldogs 6 6 2 5 24 4 28 7 11 0.3 0.8 4.0 0.6 4.6 1.7 1.8 0
2020 Western Bulldogs 6 6 5 5 38 5 43 13 11 0.8 0.8 6.3 0.8 7.1 2.2 1.8 0
2021 Western Bulldogs 6 2 7 2 43 6 49 12 17 0.9 0.3 5.4 0.8 6.1 1.5 2.1 0
Career 30 21 21 145 34 179 40 63 0.7 0.7 4.8 1.1 6.0 1.3 2.1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Kirsten McLeod". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Kirsten McLeod". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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