Renee Forth
Renee Forth | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 28 January 1987 | ||
Original team(s) | Coastal Titans (WAWFL) | ||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 5 (0) | |
2019–2021 | Adelaide | 17 (2) | |
Total | 22 (1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Renee Forth (born 28 January 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney and Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Amateur career
[edit]Forth played state league football for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL). She played in the club's 2012 and 2015 premiership sides.[1]
Forth captained Fremantle in the 2016 women's AFL exhibition series.[2] Forth was appointed the 2016 WA State Female Football Ambassador serving as a role model through ongoing promotion and programs.[3]
AFL Women's career
[edit]Forth was one of two Greater Western Sydney marquee players announced prior to the inaugural 2017 season.
She ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in a WAWFL match in August 2016, and was ruled out for the entirety of the 2017 AFL Women's season.[4]
She will serve as an assistant coach at the Giants in 2017.[5]
In June 2018, Forth was traded to Adelaide.[6]
Forth was awarded the Education and Training Excellence Award, presented by La Trobe University, for 2017 at the AFL Players’ Association’s MVP Awards night alongside Carlton’s Ed Curnow.[7]
In May 2021, Adelaide announced that they would not offer Forth a new contract.[8]
Other work
[edit]Outside of football, Forth works as an electrician.[9]
Forth has spent some time as a mentor, assistant coach and coach. Forth was mentor coach for the NAB AFL Women’s Academy.[10] She was an assistant coach for the 2017 Allies team in the NAB AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships.[11] Forth served as an assistant coach for the Allies when they took on Victoria in the NAB AFLW Under 18 Exhibition Match August 2018.[12] Forth assistant coached the Central Allies at the 2018 AFL Under-18 Youth Girls Championship on the Gold Coast.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Balme, Ned (16 March 2016). "Forth to captain Freo". Fremantle FC. Bigpond. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Western Australia Women's Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Coastal Titan Renee Forth appointed as Football Ambassador". WA Womens Football League. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (17 August 2016). "Women's league marquee players Kiara Bowers and Renee Forth suffer serious knee injuries". Fox Sports. News Corp. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Horne, Ben (31 August 2016). "Injured GWS star Renee Forth has turned her attention to the draft". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Black, Sarah (1 June 2018). "AFLW: Crows trade for marquee Giant". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Forth & Curnow maximising their chance". AFLPA. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "AFLW: Adelaide confirms list changes". Adelaide. Telstra. 13 May 2021.
- ^ Decent, Tom (27 July 2016). "GWS Giants name Renee Forth and Emma Swanson as women's marquee players". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "AFLW: 2018 Academy prospects revealed". afl.com.au. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Under 18s 'Allies' team named". changehergame. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Thunder to feature in AFLW Under 18 Exhibition Match". AFL Northern Territory. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Six Panthers Selected to Represent Central Allies". The Official South Adelaide Football Club Website - The Panthers. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Renee Forth's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Renee Forth at AustralianFootball.com