Isabella Grant
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| Isabella Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 21 September 2001 | ||
| Original team | Western Jets (NAB League Girls) | ||
| Draft | No. 47, 2019 national draft | ||
| Debut | 12 February 2021, Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Western Bulldogs | 33 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Isabella Grant (born 21 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the forty-seventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the Western Bulldogs under the father–daughter rule.[1][2][3] She was educated at Caulfield Grammar School.
Grant began her junior career at Spotswood Football Club in the Western Region Football League in 2016.[4] She played in the Under 15 girls division, and then continued playing for the next four years, where she won three premierships and a best and fairest medal, won while playing in the Under 15s division.[5][6] She kicked 12 goals for her club in 2017, the highest out of anyone playing in the team.[7] She was also nominated for the U18 best and fairest award in 2017.[8] Grant began playing for the Western Jets in the NAB League in 2019. She played 6 games and kicked 1 goal, while averaging 17.2 disposals a game.[9] Grant was named on the half-forward flank in the NAB League girls team of the year for 2019.[10][11][12] She represented Vic Metro in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships,[13][14][15] having a standout game against Vic Country where she kicked 3 goals.[16]
AFLW career
Grant missed out on the 2020 AFL Women's season due to an ongoing foot injury.[17] She debuted in the 3rd round of the 2021 AFL Women's season,[18][19][20] where she collected 8 disposals and 1 mark.[21] She only had one more game for the season, before being omitted. It was revealed that Grant had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 2 games with the club that season.[22]
