(16th Eagles player)
Victorian defender Chantella Perera was West Coast's final selection in the 2019 AFLW draft.
West Coast career[]
A former basketballer, Perera switched to football after playing in a total of four WNBL premierships with the Canberra Capitals and the Bendigo Spirit.[1] She won the Lisa Hardeman Medal as best-afield in Hawthorn's 2019 VFLW premiership before being added to West Coast's inaugural AFLW squad with a late pick in the 2019 draft.[2]
Perera was a strong performer in West Coast's backline in the club's first AFLW season, finishing in the top ten of the Club Champion count, and continued to be a senior member of the defence in 2021, but was surprisingly delisted at the end of the year.
Stats[]
| Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | Cl | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 16 | |
| Tot | 13 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 22 | 41 | 97 | 1 | 31 | |
| Avg | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
References[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantella_Perera
https://australianfootball.com/players/playerseason/chantella%2Bperera/20782
- ↑ Kieran Iles, Bendigo Advertiser (22 October 2019), "Former Spirit championship player headed to AFLW club West Coast Eagles": https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6451838/former-spirit-championship-player-headed-to-aflw-club-west-coast-eagles/
- ↑ Mark Koelmeyer, vfl.com.au (27 September 2019), "Lisa Hardeman Medal: Chantella Perera": https://vfl.com.au/lisa-hardeman-medal-chantella-perera/
| Inaugural West Coast Eagles AFLW Team AFLW Round 1 2020 - Collingwood 5.8.38 def West Coast 1.5.11 |
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B: Belinda Smith, Talia Radan |