Clare Lawton

Clare Lawton
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 30)
Draft No. 97, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017 Greater Western Sydney 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Clare Lawton (born 2 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition. Lawton was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their eleventh selection and ninety-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[3] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season.[4] In 2018, Lawton played with Wilston Grange in the QWAFL.[5]

  1. ^ Zell, Alison (12 October 2016). "Your Latest GIANTS". GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 24 November 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 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Clare Lawton". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ Black, Sarah (29 May 2017). "AFLW trade period analysis: How did your club go?". AFL.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ O'Neill, Brent. "Former GWS player Clare Lawton not giving up on AFLW dream despite joining Wilston Grange". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2019.