Alyce Parker Explained

Alyce Parker
Birth Date:15 August 2000
Birth Place:Holbrook, New South Wales
Originalteam:Thurgoona Bulldogs (TDFL)
Draftpick:No. 12, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2019
Debutstadium:Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Height:164 cm
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:3
Years1:2019–
Games Goals1:49 (8)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:Junior

Alyce Parker (born 15 August 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Early Life and junior football

Parker was born and raised in Holbrook, New South Wales[1] An active participant in numerous sports, she first tried Australian Rules in year seven and became a standout women's player at the Holbrook Football Netball Club and later the Thurgoona Football Club in nearby Albury, New South Wales.[2]

Parker was recruited by the Sydney Swans with pick 12 in the 2018 draft.[3]

AFLW

Parker made her AFLWdebut in round one of the 2019 season. She was a two-time Under-18 All Australian as a junior and received a nomination for the rising star award for her debut game against .[4] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Parker obtain her first AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named on the interchange bench.[5] [6] In the 2021 AFL Women's season, Parker was awarded with her second consecutive All-Australian blazer, named in the rover position.[7] [8] Parker achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average contested possessions in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 14.9 a game, the highest number ever recorded in the AFLW to that point.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[10]

|- style="background:#EAEAEA"| scope="row" text-align:center | 2019| | 3 || 7 || 0 || 3 || 67 || 47 || 114 || 13 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 9.6 || 6.7 || 16.3 || 1.9 || 4.1 || 0|- | scope="row" text-align:center | 2020| | 3 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 100 || 48 || 148 || 19 || 20 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 14.3 || 6.9 || 21.1 || 2.7 || 2.9 || 6|- style="background:#EAEAEA"| scope="row" text-align:center | 2021| | 3 || 9 || 1 || 2 || 141 || 74 || 215 || 27 || 46 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 15.7 || 8.2 || bgcolor=FFBBFF | 23.9 || 3.0 || 5.1 || 14|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3 | Career! 23! 1! 7! 308! 169! 477! 59! 95! 0.1! 0.3! 13.4! 7.3! 20.7! 2.6! 4.1! 6|}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/8374165/you-can-only-control-what-you-can-control-parker-on-gwss-season/ Alyce Parker reflects on Giants' slow start to the AFLW season
  2. Web site: AFLW: From Holbrook to Greater Western Sydney, the incredible rise of Alyce Parker. www.sportingnews.com. en-au. 2019-02-16.
  3. Web site: AFLW 2019: GWS Giants set to blood three debutants: Haneen Zreika, Alyce Parker, Yvonne Bonner. 2019-01-31. Fox Sports. en-AU. 2019-02-16.
  4. Web site: Giants debutant secures AFLW Rising Star nomination in round one. Chrysanthos. Natassia. 2019-02-06. The Age. en. 2019-02-17.
  5. Web site: AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates. McGowan. Marc. 19 June 2021. 27 April 2020. womens.afl.
  6. Web site: AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history. Fox Sports. 19 June 2021. 27 April 2020.
  7. Web site: REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team. 20 April 2021. 21 June 2021. womens.afl.
  8. Web site: Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed. womens.afl. 20 April 2021. 21 June 2021. Zita. David.
  9. Web site: All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut. womens.afl. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. Black. Sarah.
  10. Web site: Alyce Parker. Australian Football. 18 April 2021.