About Isabel Huntington
Born 1999. Isabel Huntington is an australian rules football player.
AFL Women's career Huntington was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with the first overall selection in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.
2018 season: Debut She made her debut in a twenty-six point win over at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. The following round she played a key role in the first half of the Bulldogs' win over , including one stretch where she took consecutive contested forward-50 marks and kicked back-to-back goals in the space of a minute. Soon after though she was involved in a loose-ball chase that saw her sustain a serious knee injury and sit out the remainder of the match. Scans later confirmed she had sustained a season ending ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
2019 season: Injury Huntington suffered a sprain to her reconstructed knee in mid-December 2018, the result of which kept her out of playing for the team until round 5 of the 2019 AFL Women's season.
2020 season: Rising Star The 2020 AFL Women's season was a successful one for Huntington, winning many accolades and rapidly improving as she switched to the Bulldogs' back line. She had her best game for the season in the 3rd round, where the Bulldogs suffered a 21 point loss to . In that game, she collected 15 disposals, 7 marks, which was her career record at that point, and 4 tackles. She received a 2020 AFL Women's Rising Star nomination in the last round of the home and away season, after collecting 15 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles in the ' 15 point loss to . She finished the season as the Bulldogs' leading mark taker, with a total of 24 over her 5 games that season. She also finished equal 1st in the league for contested marks and 2nd for intercept marks. She won the prestigious AFL Women's Rising Star award at the conclusion of the season, receiving a total of 34 votes, 4 ahead of second-placed Caitlin Greiser. The win made her the Bulldogs' first ever Rising Star winner. She also won her maiden All-Australian blazer, being placed on the half back line. She also won the team's best and fairest award, with a total of 44 votes, 3 ahead of second-placed Ellie Blackburn.
2021 season: Forward switch It was revealed that Huntington had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season. Huntington achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average contested marks in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 2.3 a game.
2022 season 6: Injury and leaving Western Bulldogs In the first round of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, Huntington suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and at the end of the season was traded to Greater Western Sydney in exchange for two draft picks.
Personal life Huntington is a cousin of Essendon AFL player Will Setterfield. She studied a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne.
Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.
19 17 11 122 52 174 79 28 0.9 0.6 6.4 2.7 9.2 4.2 1.5 2
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Who is Isabel Huntington?
Australian rules footballer
When was Isabel Huntington born?
Isabel Huntington was born on 25 February 1999.
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Isabel Huntington is an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Isabel Huntington
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Isabel Huntington. https://biography.guide/isabel-huntington/
MLA: "Isabel Huntington." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/isabel-huntington/.
Chicago: "Isabel Huntington." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/isabel-huntington/.
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