Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an

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er playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the

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from 2020 to 2022. She was the inaugural Hawthorn best and fairest winner, and has served as Hawthorn captain since season seven.

AFL Women's career

Carlton (2017–2019)

Lucas-Rodd was drafted by

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with the 99th overall selection in the

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, making her debut in Round 1,

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, in the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. In round 5 she earned a nomination for the

2017 AFLW Rising Star The AFL Women's Rising Star is an Australian rules football award given annually to the best young player in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for the year. Two eligible players are nominated each round of the home-and-away season; the players must have ...

award following her match against

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. Lucas-Rodd finished 2017 having played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season. In April 2019, Lucas-Rodd was delisted by Carlton.

St Kilda (2020–2022)

Lucas-Rodd was recruited by St Kilda as a delisted free agent and helped lead their maiden season in the VFLW, finishing 2nd on the ladder and making the preliminary final before succumbing to eventual premiers Collingwood. Her season was capped off by winning the club's best and fairest award, as well as receiving a place in the VFLW Team of the Year. It was revealed Lucas-Rodd had signed on with the Saints for two more years on 30 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of the 2022/2023 season.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

* Hawthorn captain: S7 (2022)–present * Hawthorn equal games record holder * Hawthorn best and fairest: S7 *

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. The award has been sponsored by National Australia Bank (NAB) since ...

nominee:

References

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