Bonnie Toogood

Bonnie Toogood
Bonnie Toogood
	Toogood post-match with Essendon in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Bonnie Toogood
Date of birth	8 December 1997 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Mornington (SEFNL)
Draft	No. 11, 2017 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2018, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Key forward
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	8
Playing career1
Years	Club
2018–2022 (S6)	Western Bulldogs
2022 (S7)–	Essendon
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
	AFL Women's premiership player: 2018; Essendon co-captain: 2022 (S7)–; AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2023; Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker: S6; Essendon leading goalkicker: 2023; AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2018;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

Bonnie Toogood (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar^[1] and then Melbourne Girls Grammar.^[2]

AFL Women's career

Western Bulldogs (2018–2022 (S6))

Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.^[3] She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.^[4] Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the Brisbane.^[5] She was named one of the Western Bulldogs' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season,^[6] kicking 2 goals^[7] and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks.^[8] It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.^[9]

Essendon (2022 (S7)–present)

Toogood moved to Essendon at the conclusion of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.

Statistics

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

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2018^#	Western Bulldogs	28	8	5	2	44	20	64	19	14	0.6	0.3	5.5	2.5	8.0	2.4	1.8	1
2019	Western Bulldogs	28	6	1	0	19	4	23	10	6	0.2	0.0	3.2	0.7	3.9	1.7	1.0	0
2020	Western Bulldogs	8	4	4	2	18	11	29	9	9	1.0	0.5	4.5	2.8	7.3	2.3	2.3	2
2021	Western Bulldogs	8	9	9	5	54	28	82	26	23	1.0	0.6	6.0	3.1	9.1	2.9	2.6	3
Career			27	19	9	135	63	198	64	52	0.7	0.3	5.0	2.3	7.3	2.4	1.9	6

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

^ "Bonnie debuts in AFLW | Melbourne Grammar School". www.mgs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ "Melbourne Girls Grammar - VCE Study Score Archive 2015". www.quppa.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ Vivian, Steve (1 November 2017). "Toogood to be true". Mansfield Courier. North East Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ Buxton, Aaron (13 February 2018). "AFLW: Dog duo named round two Rising Stars". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^ Burt, Sarah (29 January 2021). "Saints edge Dogs in battle of the Burkes". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ Twomey, Callum (29 January 2021). "Saints hold off fast-finishing Dogs in Friday night cracker". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs - Player Stats". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ "Bonnie Toogood - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

Bonnie Toogood's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
Bonnie Toogood at AustralianFootball.com
Bonnie Toogood on Instagram

[1] "Bonnie debuts in AFLW | Melbourne Grammar School". www.mgs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[2] "Melbourne Girls Grammar - VCE Study Score Archive 2015". www.quppa.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[3] Vivian, Steve (1 November 2017). "Toogood to be true". Mansfield Courier. North East Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[4] Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[5] Buxton, Aaron (13 February 2018). "AFLW: Dog duo named round two Rising Stars". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[6] Burt, Sarah (29 January 2021). "Saints edge Dogs in battle of the Burkes". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[7] Twomey, Callum (29 January 2021). "Saints hold off fast-finishing Dogs in Friday night cracker". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[8] "St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs - Player Stats". Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[9] "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[10] "Bonnie Toogood - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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v t e Western Bulldogs 2018 AFL Women's premiers
Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) defeated Brisbane Lions 3.3 (21) at Ikon Park
1. Lochland 2. Blackburn (c) 4. O'Connor 5. Kearney 6. McLeod 7. Berry 8. Conti 10. Callinan 11. Spark 16. Ferres 17. Wildes 18. Birch 19. Ernst 21. Hunt 22. Scott 23. Utri 24. Rennie 27. Lamb 28. Toogood 35. Bruton 36. Gogos
Coach: Groves

v t e 2023 AFL Women's All-Australian team
Full-back	Charlie Thomas (West Coast) Chelsea Biddell (Adelaide)
Half-back	Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) Emma O'Driscoll (Fremantle) Eilish Sheerin (Richmond)
Centre	Niamh Kelly (Adelaide) Monique Conti (Richmond) Sophie Conway (Brisbane)
Half-forward	Chloe Molloy (Sydney) Bonnie Toogood (Essendon) (vc) Kate Hore (Melbourne) (c)
Full-forward	Dakota Davidson (Brisbane) Danielle Ponter (Adelaide)
Ruck	Ally Morphett (Sydney) Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide)
Interchange	Charlie Rowbottom (Gold Coast) Eden Zanker (Melbourne) Ally Anderson (Brisbane) Ash Riddell (North Melbourne) Laura Gardiner (Sydney)
Coach	Craig Starcevich (Brisbane)
← 2022 (S7) The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team.

v t e 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft
First round	1. Haneen Zreika 2. Lisa Webb 3. Naomi Ferres 4. Holly Whitford 5. Tiahna Cochrane 6. Anna Teague 7. Gabby Collingwood 8. Calista Boyd
Second round	9. Tait Mackrill 10. Jade de Melo 11. Bonnie Toogood 12. Katie-Jayne Grieve 13. Maddie Shevlin 14. Molly Ritson 15. Brianna Walling
Third round	16. Beatrice Devlyn 17. Courtney Webb 18. Krystal Scott
Fourth round	19. Tayla McAuliffe

v t e 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Beeson/Molloy Rd 2: Birch/Toogood Rd 3: Conway/McGuire Rd 4: Conti/Utri Rd 5: Jones/Moody Rd 6: Allan/Randall Rd 7: Ferres/Hatchard
← 2017 Italics denote winner 2019 →