Akec Makur Chuot

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Akec Makur Chuot
File:Akec Makur Chuot 23.02.20.jpg
Makur Chuot with Richmond in February 2020
Personal information
Born (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 33)
Yirol, South Sudan
Original team Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Draft No. 139, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position Half-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017 Fremantle 6 (0)
2020–2022 (S6) Richmond 17 (1)
2022 (S7)–2023 Hawthorn 17 (1)
Total 40 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Akec Makur Chuot (born 5 September 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club, Richmond Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Early life and education

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Akec Makur Chuot was born on 5 September 1992[1] in South Sudan, the same year her father died. She was raised by her single mother in a family of seven and for twelve years they lived in Kakuma, refugee camp in Kenya.[2]

The family was sponsored by their uncle and moved to Perth, Western Australia,[3] in 2005.[4] She attended Aranmore Catholic College.[3]

Career

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In 2009, Makur Chuot tried Australian Rules football for the first time at an East Perth Football Club all-girls carnival.[3] She was drafted by Fremantle with their 18th selection and 139th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5] She was also one of the Australian Post Multicultural Ambassadors for the 2017 season. She made her debut in the 32-point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[6] She played every match in her debut season except for the round six match Carlton against due to being omitted,[7] and finished with six matches.[8] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season.[9]

In 2018, she moved to Victoria to play with Carlton in the VFL Women's state competition.[10]

Makur Chuot played with Richmond in the VFL Women's in 2019 and signed for the club ahead of the 2020 AFL Women's season. She made her club debut against Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.[11] In June 2021, she was delisted by Richmond, with the intent to re-draft her.[12] In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Richmond indeed re-listed her with their final pick.[13][14]

At the end of 2022 season 6 with 4 new clubs joining the AFLW Makur Chuot decided to move to Hawthorn. In Round 1, Makur Chuot played in their inaugural match against Essendon, she had 8 disposals.

Other activities

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Makur Chuot appeared in series 3 of Hunted with Joe White. The show was filmed in and around Melbourne.

Personal life and advocacy

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Makur Chuot's sister is Ayor Makur Chuot, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan region.[15]

Makur Chuot has a half-sister in South Sudan whom she met there in 2013, when she (the sister) was 10 years old. She later learnt that this sister had been forced to marry a much older Australian man, who travelled between the two countries, when she was just 15. By 2024, she was the divorced mother of two young children, stuck in South Sudan and with no opportunities to further her education. This motivated Makur Chuot to join World Vision's "1000 Voices for 1000 Girls" campaign, which uses the personal stories of victims with the aim of helping to reduce violence against women.[4]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of 2023.[16]

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 Fremantle 14 6 0 0 29 8 37 2 13 0.0 0.0 4.8 1.3 6.2 0.3 2.2 1
2020 Richmond 34 6 0 0 44 13 57 8 12 0.0 0.0 7.3 2.2 9.5 1.3 2.0 0
2021 Richmond 34 6 0 0 44 4 48 6 15 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.7 8.0 1.0 2.5 0
2022 (S6) Richmond 34 5 1 2 22 2 24 6 4 0.2 0.4 4.4 0.4 4.8 1.2 0.8 0
2022 (S7) Hawthorn 34 10 1 0 83 12 95 25 21 0.1 0.0 8.3 1.2 9.5 2.5 2.1 2
2023 Hawthorn 34 7 0 0 41 6 47 15 12 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.9 6.7 2.1 1.7 0
Career 40 2 2 263 45 308 62 77 0.1 0.1 6.6 1.1 7.7 1.6 1.9 3

Honours and achievements

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Individual

References

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