Gab Pound
| Gab Pound | |||
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.jpg) Pound playing for Carlton in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gabriella Pound | ||
| Born | 16 October 1994 | ||
| Original team | Melbourne University (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 30, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Carlton | 78 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gabriella Pound (born 16 October 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was drafted by Carlton with the club's fourth selection and the thirtieth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Pound was raised in Albury, New South Wales.[2] She was introduced to the sport through Auskick in Albury and continued playing the sport at school.[2] Pound attended Albury High School.[3] When she heard about the AFLW, she sought to play in the AFLW and drove two hours to Wagga Wagga to play in the women's Under 17s. To pursue her dream she later moved to Melbourne to join the Melbourne University (VFL Women's) team.[2]
AFLW
[edit | edit source]She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood.[4] A consistent 2019 season as a running half back flanker with clean disposal, saw Gabriella awarded the honour of a place in The All Australian Team. 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.[5] Pound is of Sri Lankan descent through her father.[6]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[7]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Carlton | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 47 | 18 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | - |
| 2018 | Carlton | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | - |
| 2019 | Carlton | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 76 | 28 | 104 | 29 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | - |
| 2020 | Carlton | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 87 | 21 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | - |
| 2021 | Carlton | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 22 | 93 | 12 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | - |
| 2022 | Carlton | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 37 | 132 | 22 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
| 2022 | Carlton | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 21 | 80 | 13 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| 2023 | Carlton | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 45 | 147 | 22 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 16.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | |
| 2024 | Carlton | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 31 | 142 | 18 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | |
| Career | 73 | 6 | 4 | 657 | 230 | 887 | 150 | 178 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | |||
References
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- ^ a b c Pound making her mark in Melbourne By Lucy Watkin, Carlton Media 31 January 2017
- ^ AFL WOMEN'S | Dreams becoming reality as Carlton Blues draft Albury's Gabriella Pound by Chris Young 13 October 2016
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External links
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- Gab Pound's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Gab Pound at AustralianFootball.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).