Dana East
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAFLW)
Draft No. 31, 2021 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2022, Fremantle vs. West Coast, at Fremantle Oval
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 8
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– Fremantle 30 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Dana East (born 10 June 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). East was drafted by Fremantle with their second selection, and 31st overall in the 2021 AFL Women's draft.

East made her debut in the opening round of the 2022 AFLW season. In her second game, she was praised for her efforts early in the game, and was awarded 5 votes in the AFL Coaches Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year award.[1] She was nominated for the 2022 AFL Women's Rising Star award after performing well in round 9, when a depleted Fremantle side due to Covid-19 Health and Safety protocols, was beaten by a record margin by Melbourne.[2]

A former basketballer from Manjimup, her father, Heath, also played football, for East Perth in the West Australian Football League.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "AFLW Champion Player of the Year - AFL Coaches Association Awards". AFL Coaches Association. AFL Coaches Association. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Woodcock, Mitchell (7 March 2022). "Young East becomes Freo's third rising star nominee". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Woodcock, Mitchell (17 January 2022). "Dana East taking lessons from Dockers' best". The West Australian. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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