Sophie Casey

Sophie Casey (born 22 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Sophie Casey
Casey playing for Collingwood in February 2018
Personal information
Full name Sophie Casey
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991
Place of birth Holbrook, New South Wales
Original team(s) Eastern Devils (VFLW)
Draft 2016 free agent: Collingwood
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood
vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 22
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Collingwood 24 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2021.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life and state football

Born in Holbrook, Casey was introduced to footy with Auskick. She played for three years with Riverina Lions in the Canberra League, while attending university in Wagga Wagga. She then joined VFLW club, Eastern Devils.[1]

AFL Women's career

After being overlooked in the inaugural AFLW draft,[2] Casey was signed by Collingwood as a free agent.[3] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.[4] In her second match of the season, Casey was cited for a high hit with the shoulder on Melbourne player Meg Downie, which caused Downie to lose consciousness. The match review panel set the ban at three matches, but allowed it to become two with an early guilty plea.[5][6] The day following the incident, Casey contacted Downie to apologise.[7] She scored her first goal on 12 March 2017, against Greater Western Sydney.[8]

Collingwood re-signed Casey for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[9]

In May 2018, Casey was re-signed by Collingwood for the 2019 season.[10]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[11]
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
2017 Collingwood 22510714217130.20.01.42.84.21.42.6
2018 Collingwood 223009514080.00.03.01.74.70.02.7
2019 Collingwood 22700208282150.00.02.91.14.00.32.1
2020 Collingwood 227102221437120.10.03.13.06.11.01.7
Career 22 2 0 58 48 106 16 48 0.1 0.0 2.6 2.2 4.8 0.7 2.2

References
  1. Kohlhagen, Brett (18 November 2016). "Holbrook's Sophie Casey ready for shot at big time in AFL Women's league". The Border Mail.
  2. Prime, Toby (13 October 2016). "Eastern Devils provide seven players to AFL Women's competition in mixed results for VFL club". Monash Leader.
  3. Sewell, Eliza (2 November 2016). "Collingwood targets strong ball users and good decision makers in its AFLW side". Herald Sun.
  4. "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media. 3 February 2017.
  5. Cherny, Daniel (13 February 2017). "AFLW: Collingwood's Sophie Casey cited for hit on Meg Downie; Brianna Davey cleared". The Age.
  6. "Collingwood's Sophie Casey gets two-week ban from AFL Women's for hit on Demons' Meg Downie". ABC News. 13 February 2017.
  7. Wood, Lauren (14 February 2017). "Sophie Casey apologises to Meg Downie for bump that knocked out the Melbourne defender". Herald Sun.
  8. Marsden, Matt (12 March 2017). "Match report: Magpies kick highest AFLW score but percentage boost not enough". Girls Play Footy.
  9. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
  10. "Collingwood re-sign host of players". The Women's Game. 28 May 2018.
  11. "Sophie Casey - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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