Lauren Brazzale

Lauren Brazzale (born 5 November 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

Lauren Brazzale
Brazzale with Carlton in March 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s)	Diamond Creek (VFL Women's)
Draft	No. 62, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2022 (S6)	Carlton	41 (7)
2022 (S7)–2024	Collingwood	32 (0)
Total		73 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

AFLW career

Brazzale was drafted by Carlton with the club's eighth selection and the sixty second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood.^[2] Brazzale finished 2017 having played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season.^[3] She signed a 2-year contract with Carlton on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players.^[4]

In June 2022, Brazzale was traded to Collingwood in exchange for Amelia Velardo.^[5] In November 2024, Brazzale was delisted by Collingwood.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season.^[7]

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	Carlton	12	7	1	0	39	7	46	8	15	0.1	0.0	5.6	1	6.6	1.1	2.1	0
2018	Carlton	12	5	0	3	25	6	31	3	11	0.0	0.6	5.0	1.2	6.2	0.6	2.2	0
2019	Carlton	12	8	0	4	68	15	83	13	18	0.0	0.5	8.5	1.9	10.4	1.6	2.3	0
2020	Carlton	12	7	2	2	57	11	68	17	17	0.3	0.4	8.1	1.6	9.7	2.4	2.4	0
2021	Carlton	12	9	4	1	72	13	85	25	20	0.4	0.1	8.0	1.4	9.4	2.8	2.2	0
2022 (S6)	Carlton	12	5	0	0	40	16	56	9	9	0.0	0.0	8.0	3.2	11.2	1.8	1.8	0
2022 (S7)	Collingwood	24	11	0	0	70	23	93	27	18	0.0	0.0	6.4	2.1	8.5	2.5	1.6	0
2023	Collingwood	24	10	0	0	74	27	101	18	26	0.0	0.0	7.4	2.7	10.1	1.8	2.6	2
2024	Collingwood	24	11	0	1	81	27	108	22	21	0.0	0.1	7.4	2.5	9.8	2.0	1.9	0
Career			73	7	11	526	145	671	142	155	0.1	0.2	7.2	2.0	9.2	1.9	2.1	2

References

1. Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
2. Guthrie, Ben (2 February 2017). "Blue ribbon day for AFLW as Carlton downs Collingwood". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
3. "LAUREN BRAZZALE". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
4. Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
5. "Collingwood welcomes Brazzale". Collingwood. Telstra. 2 June 2022.
6. "Collingwood thanks Blair, Brazzale, Fowler and Sansonetti". Collingwood. Telstra. 12 November 2024.
7. "Lauren Brazzale - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links

• Lauren Brazzale's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Lauren Brazzale at AustralianFootball.com