Lauren Tesoriero was born on 10 September 1986 and is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
12 Facts About Lauren Tesoriero
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Lauren Tesoriero previously played 11 matches over a two-year tenure with Collingwood.
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Lauren Tesoriero helped out at the Mount Evelyn Football Club with activities like boundary umpiring and running water, but didn't play since her parents didn't allow her.
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Lauren Tesoriero represented the Mount Evelyn Netball Club and later played for the North East Blaze in the Victorian Netball League.
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In 2005, at the age of 18, Lauren Tesoriero started playing senior football at Yarra Valley Cougars.
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Lauren Tesoriero was a member of the Australia women's international rules football team that played against Ireland in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series.
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Lauren Tesoriero has played football outside of Australia, representing Wandsworth Demons in the AFL London competition.
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Lauren Tesoriero was selected by Collingwood with pick 107, and she described it as a "second wind", after considering retiring.
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Lauren Tesoriero made her debut in round 1,2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at Ikon Park against Carlton.
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Lauren Tesoriero suffered an ACL tear in her left knee while playing a match against NT Thunder in June 2019, but opted against a full surgical repair in favour of the quicker non-surgical return she had once before successfully completed while playing state-league football in 2012.
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Lauren Tesoriero was drafted by Richmond with the club's final selection and 96th pick overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.
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Lauren Tesoriero made her Richmond debut against Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.