13 Facts About Georgia Patrikios

Georgia Patrikios was born on 30 March 2001 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's.

Georgia Patrikios won the inaugural two St Kilda best and fairest awards and was selected in the 2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team.

Georgia Patrikios grew up supporting the Carlton Football Club and played for Pascoe Vale in the Essendon District Football League.

In 2019, Georgia Patrikios was named in the All-Australian team at that year's national championships and the NAB League Girls team of the year, and was named player of the tournament in Vic Metro's undefeated campaign.

Georgia Patrikios played four games for Essendon in the VFL Women's that year and was named among the best players in all four games, winning best afield honours on three occasions.

Georgia Patrikios was drafted by St Kilda with the club's first selection and the fifth pick overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.

Georgia Patrikios made her debut against the Western Bulldogs at RSEA Park in the opening round of the 2020 season and was nominated for the 2020 AFL Women's Rising Star award for her 18-disposal performance in that match.

Georgia Patrikios was named as one of four inaugural St Kilda best and fairest winners later that year, alongside Rosie Dillon, Caitlin Greiser and Olivia Vesely.

Georgia Patrikios was best afield for St Kilda in each of its first four matches, kicking her first career goal in round 1 and recording a career-high 27 disposals in round 2, and was selected in womens.

Georgia Patrikios broke her career disposals record in consecutive weeks after recording 29 and 30 disposals in rounds 8 and 9 respectively.

Georgia Patrikios was named in the 2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team on the wing, her first time being named in the honorary team, and achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after finishing second for both average uncontested possessions and average disposals during the 2021 season with 13.3 and 23.9 a game respectively.

In October 2021, Georgia Patrikios took personal leave from the club, revealing in a statement the following month that she had not yet received a COVID-19 vaccination in line with the league's new vaccination policy and had requested more time to research and discuss her options with her family before making a decision.

Georgia Patrikios never received a vaccination and eventually missed the 2022 season; however, on 14 July, the league removed the mandate in line with changes to state and territory government guidelines, allowing her to play in season seven later in 2022, and the club confirmed the following day that she would return to training.