Bonnie Toogood

Bonnie Toogood
Toogood post-match with Essendon in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Bonnie Toogood
Date of birth	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Mornington (SEFNL)
Draft	No. 11, 2017 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2018, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Key forward
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	8
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–2022 (S6)	Western Bulldogs	37 (29)
2022 (S7)–	Essendon	21 (23)
Total		58 (52)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
AFL Women's premiership player: 2018 Essendon co-captain: 2022 (S7)– AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2023 Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker: S6 Essendon leading goalkicker: 2023 AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2018
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Bonnie Toogood (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar^[1] and then Melbourne Girls Grammar.^[2]

AFL Women's career

Toogood playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018

Western Bulldogs (2018–2022 (S6))

Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.^[3] She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.^[4] Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the Brisbane.^[5] She was named one of the Western Bulldogs' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season,^[6] kicking 2 goals^[7] and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks.^[8] It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.^[9]

Essendon (2022 (S7)–present)

Toogood moved to Essendon at the conclusion of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.^[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2018^#	Western Bulldogs	28	8	5	2	44	20	64	19	14	0.6	0.3	5.5	2.5	8.0	2.4	1.8	1
2019	Western Bulldogs	28	6	1	0	19	4	23	10	6	0.2	0.0	3.2	0.7	3.9	1.7	1.0	0
2020	Western Bulldogs	8	4	4	2	18	11	29	9	9	1.0	0.5	4.5	2.8	7.3	2.3	2.3	2
2021	Western Bulldogs	8	9	9	5	54	28	82	26	23	1.0	0.6	6.0	3.1	9.1	2.9	2.6	3
Career			27	19	9	135	63	198	64	52	0.7	0.3	5.0	2.3	7.3	2.4	1.9	6

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL Women's premiership player (Western Bulldogs): 2018
• AFL Women's minor premiership (Western Bulldogs): 2018

Individual

• Essendon co-captain: 2022 (S7)–present
• AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2023
• Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker: S6
• Essendon leading goalkicker: 2023
• AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2018

References

1. "Bonnie debuts in AFLW | Melbourne Grammar School". www.mgs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
2. "Melbourne Girls Grammar - VCE Study Score Archive 2015". www.quppa.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
3. Vivian, Steve (1 November 2017). "Toogood to be true". Mansfield Courier. North East Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
4. Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. Buxton, Aaron (13 February 2018). "AFLW: Dog duo named round two Rising Stars". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
6. Burt, Sarah (29 January 2021). "Saints edge Dogs in battle of the Burkes". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
7. Twomey, Callum (29 January 2021). "Saints hold off fast-finishing Dogs in Friday night cracker". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
8. "St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs - Player Stats". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
9. "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
10. "Bonnie Toogood - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• Bonnie Toogood's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
• Bonnie Toogood at AustralianFootball.com
• Bonnie Toogood on Instagram