Alexia "Lexi" Hamilton (born 19 October 2000) is a professional

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er who plays for

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in the

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(AFLW), having previously played for the

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and for

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. Alexia also previously was a member of the Australian Judo team, competing in the 2017 Cadet World Championships, Santiago, Chile.

Early life

Hamilton was born and raised in

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in the

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.Lexie Hamilton and AFL Canberra crop realise 'crazy' dream in AFLW draft
by Caden Helmers 22 October 2019 She played her junior and senior football with the Queanbeyan Tigers before going on to play with the

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in the NEAFL competition and joining the GWS Giants Academy program. Hamilton also graduated at the

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, in which she studied a double degree in Nursing and Paramedicine. Her sister, Cynthia also plays for the

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AFLW career

Hamilton was drafted by Gold Coast with their third selection and thirty-eighth overall in the

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. She made her debut against at

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in the opening round of the 2020 season. In August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was delisted and returned to Canberra. In late 2021, Alexia was resigned by North Melbourne and played 2 games during their 2022 campaign. In May 2022, Hamilton joined expansion club

and played 10 games.

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* * 2000 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from the Australian Capital Territory North Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Sydney Swans (AFLW) players {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub