Dana Hooker (born 23 January 1991) is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFLW). She previously played for the

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from 2017 to 2019. Hooker is a dual AFL Women's All-Australian, and was the inaugural Fremantle fairest and best winner in 2017 and inaugural West Coast Club Champion in 2020.

State league career

Hooker played with the Coastal Titans in the

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before missing a majority of the 2016 season after giving birth to her first child. During her state league career she made representative teams on multiple occasions including for Western Australia from 2011 to 2016, which included All-Australian selection in 2013, and playing for the and in 2014 and 2015 respectively in the exhibition series.

AFL Women's career

Fremantle (2017–2019)

Hooker was recruited by with their seventeenth selection and 130th overall in the inaugural AFL Women's draft. In January 2017, she was voted into Fremantle's leadership group. She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. Despite a disappointing season on the field for Fremantle, Hooker thrived and was named in Fremantle's best players in every match for the season and led the statistical counts at the club for disposals, kicks, marks and was second in inside-50s. Her performances during the season saw her win the inaugural Fremantle fairest and best award, and she was selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the

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. Fremantle signed Hooker for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Fremantle signed Hooker for the 2019 season during the trade and signing period in May 2018.

West Coast (2020–present)

In April 2019, Hooker signed with on a two-year contract, becoming the club's first big-name signing for its women's team. In December, she was named vice-captain, supporting inaugural

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Emma Swanson. Leading into the 2020 season, ''womens.afl'' journalist Sarah Black named Hooker at no. 4 on her list of the top 30 players in the AFLW. She made her West Coast debut in the club's inaugural game against at Victoria Park in round 1, kicking the team's only goal for the game and achieving selection in ''womens.afl''s Team of the Week for that round. She was also selected in the Team of the Week in round 6, and was selected in the initial 40-woman squad for the

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. In August, Hooker was named the inaugural West Coast Club Champion. Leading into the 2021 season, Sarah Black named Hooker at no. 12 on her annual list of the top 30 players in the AFLW. After being one of the Eagles' best players in their round 1 loss to , Hooker was ruled out for the rest of the season when she required surgery after a household accident where a knife fell from a kitchen bench and lacerated a tendon in her foot. Hooker was named among West Coast's best players in its losses to , and in rounds 2, 3 and 5 of the 2022 season, and was best afield in West Coast's first win of the season against a few days later; she polled eight coaches' votes for the St Kilda match and was selected in ''womens.afl''s Team of the Week for that round. She was West Coast's best player in its loss to Collingwood in round 6 and was among West Coast's best players in its loss to Richmond in round 7. Hooker suffered a shoulder injury in the second quarter of West Coast's loss to the Western Bulldogs in round 9.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

* 2×

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* Fremantle fairest and best: 2017 * West Coast Club Champion: 2020 * Allies representative honours in AFL Women's State of Origin: 2017

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooker, Dana Living people 1991 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players West Coast Eagles (AFLW) players All-Australians (AFL Women's) Australian people of English descent