Dion 'Dee' Heslop (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.
| Dee Heslop | |||
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 Heslop after the 2022 season 7 Grand Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Original team(s) | Yeronga (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 69, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2022 | Gold Coast | 23 (0) | |
| S7 (2022)– | Brisbane | 21 (0) | |
| Total | 44 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editHeslop was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to the Gold Coast at 10 years of age.[1] She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing and her first sporting interest was netball where she was a junior state representative for Queensland.[2] She later tried Australian rules football for the Southport Sharks and was signed up to the Gold Coast Suns Academy and subsequently quit netball to pursue a career in the AFLW. She was selected for numerous junior football state representative teams and joined the top level Yeronga Devils in the lead up to her draft year.[3]
AFLW career
editHeslop was drafted by the Gold Coast with the 69th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[5] In June 2022, Heslop was delisted by the Gold Coast.[6]
In June 2022, Heslop was drafted by Brisbane with the 57th pick.[7]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[8]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Dee Heslop puts case forward for spot on Gold Coast Suns AFLW list". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Dee Heslop made a tough choice between two sporting loves". Gold Coast Bulletin. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Positivity the key for injured Dee Heslop's AFLW dream". aflq.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast local Dee Heslop drafted to the SUNS". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "SUNS make AFLW list changes". Gold Coast. Telstra. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Dee Heslop Reunited with History Making Teammates". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Dee Heslop". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
edit- Dee Heslop's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Dee Heslop at AustralianFootball.com
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