Tahlia Randall

Tahlia Randall
Randall playing for Brisbane in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tahlia Randall
Date of birth (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998
Place of birth Buderim, Queensland
Original team(s) Wilston Grange (QWAFL)
Draft No. 15, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane
vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Key defender / ruck
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Brisbane 15 (0)
2019– North Melbourne 00 (0)
Total 15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Tahlia Randall (born 29 May 1998) is an Australian rules footballer with the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Randall previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2017 to 2018. She received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award in round 6 of the 2018 season.

Early life

Randall was born in Buderim, Queensland, and attended Kuluin State School and Mountain Creek State High School. She played junior football for the Kawana and Nambour/Maroochydore youth girls teams, and played school football for Mountain Creek, until graduating.[1] She then played for the Wilston Grange Football Club in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL) in 2016 before being drafted.

AFL Women's career

Brisbane (2017–2018)

Randall playing in 2018

Randall was drafted by Brisbane with their second selection, fifteenth overall, in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[2]

Randall made her debut in the Lions' inaugural match against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[3] She went on to play seven games in her debut season playing mainly as a defender, missing only the round 4 win over Greater Western Sydney, and including the six-point 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to Adelaide.[4] Brisbane signed Randall for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[5]

After making a permanent move to the ruck in her second season, Randall had an impressive start to the 2018 season, achieving selection in the team of the week in rounds 2[6] and 4.[7] She later received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after recording seven disposals, three marks and nine hit-outs in Brisbane's round 6 loss to Collingwood in heavy rain.[8] Randall went on to play in the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to the Western Bulldogs, Brisbane's second consecutive grand final loss.[9] She finished third in hit-outs for the season, after leading the statistic earlier in the season.

North Melbourne (2019–present)

On 11 May 2018, after appearing at her junior club Kawana Park only days earlier as part of her AFL Women's Rising Star nomination,[10] Randall was signed by North Melbourne at the beginning of the trading and signing period ahead of the club's inaugural season in the AFL Women's, along with teammate Jamie Stanton.[11]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T Votes
Totals Averages (per game)
2017 Brisbane 1670032114314120.00.04.61.66.12.01.70
2018 Brisbane 168003716539240.00.04.62.06.61.13.00
Career 15 0 0 69 27 96 23 37 0.0 0.0 4.6 1.8 6.4 1.5 2.5 0

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane Lions Cup – Secondary Girls". SportsTG. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Bruce (5 February 2017). "Lions take the points in AFLW wild weather clash". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Matthews, Bruce (25 March 2017). "Match report: Crows soar to flag in thriller". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". afl.com.au. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Black, Sarah; Buxton, Aaron (13 February 2018). "AFLW Team of the Week: Demons dominate". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (27 February 2018). "AFLW Team of the Week: Six Dogs make it". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Black, Sarah (13 March 2018). "AFLW: Crow and Lion win Rising Star nominations". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Matthews, Bruce (24 March 2018). "AFLW match report: Dogs take out flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Best yet to come from AFLW rising star". Sunshine Coast Daily. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Black, Sarah (11 May 2018). "AFLW: Roos, Cats start list builds ahead of '19". afl.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tahlia Randall". Australian Football. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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