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CHELSEA RANDALL
ERIN PHILLIPS
CAITLIN GOULD
HEIGHT: 173cm
HEIGHT: 173cm
HEIGHT: 181cm
D.O.B: 14.06.91
D.O.B: 19.05.85
D.O.B: 19.07.99
DEBUT: Rd 1, 2017
DEBUT: Rd 1, 2017
RECRUITED FROM: Glenelg (SA)
RECRUITED FROM: Swan Districts (WA)
RECRUITED FROM: WNBA (Basketball)
The ever-consistent Randall impressed once again in 2019 as she averaged 15 disposals per game and elevated her efficiency to 72 per cent. The dual-premiership captain was rewarded with her third-consecutive All-Australian selection, named vice-captain to teammate Erin Phillips. She was also recognised by her peers and voted the AFLW Players’ Most Courageous player once again. Sadly, Randall tore her ACL last November and will miss the 2020 on-field campaign. Instead, her influence will come from taking on an assistant coaching role in the midfield line.
The co-captain set the League standard once again in 2019, collecting her second AFLW best and fairest with an incredible 19 of a possible 21 votes after being named best on ground in her second premiership win. Phillips averaged a career-high 21.4 disposals per game and kicked a careerbest 11 goals. She also claimed Adelaide’s Club Champion award and was named captain of the All-Australian side. Continuing her rehabilitation, Phillips is doing everything she can to return this season.
Gould was named in the 2019 Team of the Year in her debut SANFL Women’s season and only her second year of football. The former volleyballer led the ruck for Glenelg, displaying strong athleticism and finishing second in the League for hit-outs. The highlight of Gould’s game is her aggression and follow-up work, finishing the leading clearance player in the SANFLW. A raw and versatile tall, Gould also played key-position in the SANFL Women’s exhibition game series between Adelaide and Port Adelaide.
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COURTNEY GUM
NIKKI GORE
NAJWA ALLEN
HEIGHT: 170cm
HEIGHT: 164cm
HEIGHT: 177cm
D.O.B: 25.09.81
D.O.B: 11.12.00
D.O.B: 25.06.94
DEBUT: Rd 1, 2018
DEBUT: Rd 6, 2019
RECRUITED FROM: GWS Giants (NSW)/ South Adelaide/Adelaide University (SA)
RECRUITED FROM: South Adelaide/ Christies Beach (SA)
RECRUITED FROM: Norwood (SA)/ Eastlake (ACT)
The most experienced among Adelaide’s 2019 draftees, Gum was named All-Australian and won the AFL Players Association’s MVP in her debut AFLW season with GWS in 2018. The decorated midfielder capped off a successful year by winning a SANFLW premiership with South Adelaide in 2018. After her second season with the Giants in 2019, Gum retired from AFLW to move back to Adelaide, but decided to give the League another shot in 2020 after receiving a call from Crows coach Matthew Clarke.
The last two years have been filled with success for Gore, with the 19-year-old making her AFLW debut in 2019 while helping South Adelaide claim back-to-back SANFLW premierships. Gore finished with 48 tackles in seven SANFLW games during 2019 and averaged 18 disposals. The rising talent is looking to add more top level experience to her resumé in 2020.
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DENOTES 2020 DRAFTEES
Allen won the 2019 SANFL Women’s best and fairest award in her first season in the League after relocating from Canberra. The hard-running Norwood midfielder led the competition for disposals, and finished top 10 for marks, clearances and inside-50s. She was also recognised with the 2019 SANFL Women’s Coaches Trophy, as well as a place in the Team of the Year. A former soccer player, Allen took up Australian Football four years ago. She was named best on ground in Eastlake’s 2018 Canberra Grand Final win over Queanbeyan.
ADELAIDE CROWS 2020 WOMEN’S TEAM SEASON GUIDE
