Melissa Caulfield
Melissa Caulfield training with West Coast in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 77, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Fremantle 20 (5)
2020–2022 West Coast 13 (3)
Total 33 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Melissa Caulfield (born 29 May 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. Caulfield was drafted by Fremantle with their tenth selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played the first two matches of the year before missing the round three match against Greater Western Sydney. She returned for the round four match against Adelaide[3] and played every match for the remainder of the year apart from the last round of the season, and finished with five matches.[4] In March 2022, Caulfield retired to focus on work and travel.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Melissa Caulfield". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Emma (24 March 2022). "AFLW: Caulfield announces retirement". West Coast. Telstra Media.
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