Stephanie Wales is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er playing for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

in the

AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football competition for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the l ...

(AFLW). Wales was recruited by Essendon with the 32nd pick in the

2022 AFL Women's draft The 2022 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's seventh season. Expansion club signing period The expansion clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, ...

. She is the twin sister of player

Lucy Wales Lucy Margaret Wales is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the AFL Women's league. Wales was recruited by Hawthorn with the 22nd pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She is the twin sister of player Stephanie Wales. AFLW career Wale ...

AFL Women's career

Wales debuted for the Bombers in the opening round of 2022 season 7, playing in Essendon's inaugural AFL Women's team. On debut, she collected four disposals and 12 hitouts. Wales earned a nomination for the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Rising Star award in round 8 after accumulating 21 hitouts and seven tackles against .

Statistics

''Updated to the end of round 9, 2022 (S7)''. , - , 2022 (S7) , , , , 30 , 9 , , 3 , , 1 , , 45 , , 40 , , 85 , , 7 , , 20 , , 112 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 5.0 , , 4.4 , , 9.4 , , 0.8 , , 2.2 , , 12.4 , , , - class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 , Career ! 9 !! 3 !! 1 !! 45 !! 40 !! 85 !! 7 !! 20 !! 112 !! 0.3 !! 0.1 !! 5.0 !! 4.4 !! 9.4 !! 0.8 !! 2.2 !! 12.4 !!

Honours and achievements

* Essendon equal games record holder *

AFL Women's Rising Star The AFL Women's Rising Star award is presented annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) during the home-and-away season. The first award was awarded in 2017 AFL Women's Rising Star, 2017. The award has been sponsored by Telstr ...

nominee: 2022 (S7)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wales, Steph 2003 births Living people Essendon Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)