1. Brooke Lochland was born on 3 May 1991 and is a former Australian rules footballer and former speed skater.
15 Facts About Brooke Lochland
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Brooke Lochland took up inline skating at age four and competed in world championships as a teenager.
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Brooke Lochland was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their seventh selection and 53rd overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.
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Brooke Lochland made her debut in the 32-point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.
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Brooke Lochland played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.
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In 2018, Brooke Lochland kicked seven goals during the Bulldogs' 73-point round four defeat of Carlton, the most by an AFLW player in a single match.
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Brooke Lochland finished the home-and-away season with twelve goals from seven matches, clinching the AFLW leading goalkicker award for the year.
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Brooke Lochland sustained a leg injury in a 2019 practice match against Collingwood and subsequently underwent surgery to repair her fractured right fibula.
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Ahead of the 2020 season, Brooke Lochland was appointed vice-captain of the Western Bulldogs.
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Brooke Lochland regained consistent form throughout the 2021 season, playing every game possible and managing a career-high sixth-place finish in the club's best and fairest count.
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Brooke Lochland experienced an interrupted 2022 season 6, which included suffering a concussion before half-time of the round six encounter with Adelaide at Norwood Oval, forcing her to miss the remainder of the match and the following two games.
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Brooke Lochland went on to play all 10 games in season 7 and become Sydney's first AFLW leading goalkicker, including booting three goals in the first quarter against Hawthorn in round 5.
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Brooke Lochland finished fourth in the Swans' Club Champion award.
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Brooke Lochland continued to be a regular in the Swans' forward line in 2023 despite missing two games due to a knee injury, playing 10 games as the side reached its maiden finals series.
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Brooke Lochland played her 50th AFLW game in round 5 against Carlton.