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Dana Hooker
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DOB
23/1/91
Height
171cm
Weight
Junior club
Coastal Titans
Arrived
Signed from Fremantle in 2019
Number
Debut
Round 1 2020 vs Collingwood
(11th Eagles player)
Games
36
Goals
6
Honours
B&F Top 10
4 (2020, 2022, 2022B, 2023)
Best Finish
1st (2020)
Other clubs
Coastal Titans (WAWFL) 2011-2016
Fremantle (WAWFL) 2017-2019

Star midfielder Dana Hooker was signed from Fremantle ahead of the Eagles' entry into the AFLW competition.

Fremantle career[]

Hooker played with the Coastal Titans for several years, representing Western Australian six times and being named All-Australian in 2013. She was drafted by Fremantle ahead of the inaugural 2017 AFLW season, and was a shining light for the Dockers in their first season, winning the club's best and fairest. She was named All-Australian in 2018 and 2019, and finished runner-up in Fremantle's best and fairest in both years.[1]

West Coast career[]

Hooker was signed by West Coast in April 2019, as the first of up to eight players the club was able to sign from their cross-town rivals. Named as vice-captain, Hooker was a standout performer in the Eagles' difficult first season, named in the extended All-Australian squad and winning the inaugural Club Champion award, one vote ahead of skipper Emma Swanson. Unfortunately, she managed just one game in 2021 before suffering a foot injury in a household accident, ruling her out for the season.

Hooker returned in 2022, finishing runner-up behind Swanson in the best and fairest despite suffering a nasty shoulder injury in the penultimate round. With the league scheduling a second season in 2022, she played a new role, coming off a forward flank. Hooker remained in that role in 2023, with her tackling ability helping to retain the ball in the front half, but was inactive for the 2024 season due to pregnancy.

Stats[]

Gm G B K M H D Cl T
2020 6 1 0 85 16 33 118 25 41
2021 1 0 0 14 2 5 19 3 2
2022 9 2 1 99 18 47 146 33 30
2022B (S7) 10 1 1 87 25 30 117 12 38
2023 10 2 5 85 23 45 130 15 73
2024 0
Tot 36 6 7 370 84 160 530 88 184
Avg 0.2 10.3 2.3 4.4 14.7 2.4 5.1

References[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Hooker

https://australianfootball.com/players/player/dana%2Bhooker/19932

https://www.wafl.com.au/player/dana-hooker

  1. Rhys Dickinson, westcoasteagles.com.au (10 April 2019), "AFLW: Hooker lands in West Coast's nest": https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2019-04-10/aflw-eagles-land-prized-recruit