Gemma Houghton

Gemma Houghton (born 31 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Houghton was recruited by Fremantle as a free agent in October 2016.[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]

Gemma Houghton
Houghton playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993
Draft 2016 free agent: Fremantle
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle
vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 24 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

After only playing two games in 2018, Houghton played in all eight of Fremantle's games in 2019, kicking 9 goals to be the club's leading goalkicker. Her athleticism and strong marking was recognised with selection in the 2019[4] and 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian teams.[5]

Her brother Joel Houghton was drafted by Fremantle in the 2009 AFL draft, but did not play an AFL game. He played for Perth, Swan Districts and East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

References
  1. "Meet Freo's newest recruits". Fremantle FC. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 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 2 September 2017.
  3. "Gemma Houghton". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. Cherny, Daniel (2 April 2019). "Phillips named AFLW's best but future up in the air". The Age. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. Laughton, Max (27 April 2020). "AFL Women's 2020: AFLW All-Australian team 2020, nominees, 40-woman squad, club-by-club representatives". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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