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Tayla Bresland

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Tayla Bresland
Bresland playing for Fremantle in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28)
Original team(s) Peel Thunder (WAWFL)
Draft No. 52, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2020 Fremantle 17 (1)
2021–2022 (S6) West Coast 8 (0)
Total 25 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 6.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Tayla Bresland (born 4 February 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

AFLW career

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Fremantle

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Bresland was drafted by Fremantle with their seventh selection and fifty-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[3]

West Coast

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In August 2020, Bresland was traded to West Coast for the 46th pick of the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[4] In March 2022, Bresland retired to focus on her career as a carpenter and Air Force Reservist.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Tayla Bresland". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Rhys (11 August 2020). "AFLW: Bresland lands in the nest". West Coast Eagles. Telstra Media.
  5. ^ Henderson, Emma (23 March 2022). "AFLW: Bresland announces retirement". West Coast. Telstra Media.
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