Alana Porter

Alana Porter (born 7 February 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Alana Porter
Personal information
Full name Alana Porter
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)
Draft No. 82, 2019 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Collingwood
vs. West Coast, at Victoria Park
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Collingwood 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2021.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state football

Porter played for Oakleigh Chargers in the Girls' NAB League. She has also been with Collingwood's VFLW squad, playing 7 games for them in the 2019 season.[1] She made history with the VFLW Collingwood squad, helping them win their first premiership.[2] In her junior years she played as a midfielder, before making a transition to defence ahead of her AFLW career.[3]

AFL Women's career

Porter was selected by Collingwood for their AFLW squad with pick 82.[1] On the morning of the draft, she was studying for her VCE exams and was very excited to be drafted by Collingwood as she was a fan of the club.[2] She made her debut in round 1, 2020, in a match at Victoria Park against West Coast.[4] After playing in each match of her debut season, Porter became known as a fierce competitor and is regarded to handle leaps to a new level in an unfazed manner.[3] In her debut season, she won the Best First Year Player award, together with Aishling Sheridan.[5]

Personal life

Porter studied at Bentleigh Secondary College, where she was Sport Captain and competed in the State Athletics helping Bentleigh reach 7th in the state.[6] She is planning to study science and Japanese at the University of Melbourne.[3]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Collingwood 97002115366120.00.03.02.15.10.91.7
Career 7 0 0 21 15 36 6 12 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.1 5.1 0.9 1.7

References
  1. Mullan, Alanna (22 October 2019). "AFLW: Five new Pies added to the nest". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  2. Mullan, Alanna (12 December 2019). "AFLW: Porter's juggling act". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  3. Collins, Ben (13 February 2020). "'I somehow smuggled my way in there': Pie's mighty rise". Women's AFL. Telstra Media.
  4. Collins, Ben (9 February 2020). "Match report: Star's injury sours Pies' historic win over Eagles". AFL Women's. Telstra Media.
  5. Riley, Stephen (15 May 2020). "AFLW: Lambert goes back-to-back". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  6. "Newsletter" (PDF). Bentleigh Secondary College. 31 October 2019.
  7. "Alana Porter - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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