Rebecca Beeson

Rebecca Beeson (born 20 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition.

Rebecca Beeson
Beeson playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997
Place of birth Sydney
Original team(s) University NSW (SWAFL)
Draft No. 32, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Greater Western Sydney 41 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Beeson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and is Taiwanese from a parent.[1] Beeson was raised on the Central Coast region of NSW and played soccer, cricket, softball and rugby there.[2]

At the age of 12 her family relocated to Perth, Western Australia.[3] In Perth she joined the Youth Girls competition for Swan Districts Football Club and developed a passion for the sport.[2] She returned to New South Wales to study Commerce and Media at the University of New South Wales, continuing to play with the UNSW-ES Bulldogs in the SWAFL.[4]

Beeson was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with their fourth selection and thirty-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[5]

AFLW

She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[6] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[7]

Beeson received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award for her performance in round 1 of the 2018 season.[8]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 4, 2021.[9]
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
2017Greater Western Sydney6 73238357310150.40.35.45.010.41.42.10
2018Greater Western Sydney6 72152257713160.40.17.43.611.01.92.30
2019Greater Western Sydney6 703605411414220.00.48.67.716.32.03.15
2020Greater Western Sydney6 701575511214190.00.18.17.916.02.02.71
2021Greater Western Sydney6 41146499510200.30.311.512.323.82.55.0
Career 3268253218471611920.20.37.96.814.71.92.96

References
  1. SUPPORTING MULTICULTURAL FOOTBALLERS BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES from AFL Players Associatoin 1 July 2017
  2. Beeson ready for first AFL Women’s home game AFL NSW/ACT 17 February 2017
  3. Rebecca Beeson
  4. Giants player profile - Rebecca Beeson
  5. Zell, Alison (12 October 2016). "Your Latest GIANTS". GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "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 24 November 2017.
  7. "Rebecca Beeson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. Black, Sarah (6 February 2018). "AFLW: Pie, Giant nominated for Rising Star". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. "Rebecca Beeson". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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