Angelique Stannett
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
New Zealand
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Australian rules football career
Stannett playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Fremantle vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Fremantle 57 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Association football career
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Perth Glory 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelique Stannett (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She is a former soccer player for Perth Glory in the W-League.

Early life

Stannett was born in New Zealand, arriving in Australia with her family at the age of three.[1]

Soccer career

Stannett took up soccer at the age of six, playing for Sutherlands Park in the southern suburbs of Perth. Stannett played six matches for Perth Glory during the 2015–16 W-League season.[2][3]

Australian rules football career

Stannett was drafted by Fremantle as a rookie signing.[4][5] She made her debut in the four point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season.[6]

Playing for Swan Districts in the 2019 WAFL Women's competition, Stannett won the Mandy McSherry Medal, the teams's fairest and best award, as well as the team's rookie of the year award.[7]

Stannett finished the 2023 AFL Women's season having won Fremantle's Best and Fairest award.[8]

Personal life

Stannett is in a relationship with Perth Glory captain Natasha Rigby.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Soccer star's gamble pays off with debut". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Angelique gets on the tools to chase Glory dream". Perth Glory FC. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Aussie Footballers - Angelique Stannett". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dockers spread net". The West Australian. 27 September 2018. p. 63.
  5. ↑ "From basketball and soccer to Freo's AFLW team". fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Black, Sarah (1 February 2019). "Teams: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut". womens.afl.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "McSherry Award Winners for 2019". Swan Districts Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Barrett, Jackson. "AFLW: Fremantle Dockers utility Ange Stannett wins club's best-and-fairest award by single vote". thewest. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Reilly, Eliza (27 January 2021). "Purple & Passionate - Couple weave busy sporting lives". The West Australian. p. 71.
  10. ↑ Wildie, Tom (26 February 2021). "W-League captain Natasha Rigby on being forced to face a tough decision". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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