Tori Groves-Little (born 13 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
| Tori Groves-Little | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | Coorparoo (QWAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 56, 2018 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2019, Brisbane vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing/Half-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019 | Brisbane | 2 (0) | |
| 2020–S7 (2022) | Gold Coast | 11 (4) | |
| Total | 13 (4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editGroves-Little grew up in Logan, Queensland and attended Beenleigh State High School throughout their teenage years.[1] They played junior football for the Beenleigh Buffaloes in the local Queensland competition in their younger years.[2] They joined the Gold Coast Suns Academy program at the age of 16[3] and became the youngest player to win the QWAFL best and fairest award at the age of 17.[4] Later that year they were drafted by Brisbane with the 56th pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[5]
Groves-Little is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[6]
AFLW career
editGroves-Little made their AFLW debut in Brisbane's round 2 game against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval on 10 February 2019.[7] Following the 2019 season, they joined Gold Coast.[8] In March 2023, Groves-Little was delisted by Gold Coast.[9]
Statistics
edit 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 | |||||
| 2019 | Brisbane | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6) | Gold Coast | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Gold Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Career[10] | 13 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 21 | 81 | 13 | 42 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Black, Sarah (7 October 2018). "Groves-Little a one of a kind draft prospect". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Cormack, Michael (8 August 2015). "Beenleigh Buffaloes player Tori Groves-Little stars at national AFL Schoolgirls championships". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (12 June 2019). "Tori's story: from competitive skipping to AFLW". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Wingard, Ant (17 September 2018). "Groves-Little becomes youngest ever QWAFL Best and Fairest winner". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (23 December 2021). "'I'm here to educate': Why Tori wants you to ask the question". womens.afl. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 February 2019). "Tori Groves-Little in frame for her AFLW debut against Fremantle". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns sign Brisbane Lions young gun for AFLW team". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "SUNS make AFLW list changes". Gold Coast Suns. Telstra. 7 March 2023.
The Gold Coast SUNS have informed defender Jade Pregelj and small forward Tori Groves-Little that they will not be offered contracts for the upcoming AFLW season.
- ^ Tori Groves-Little at AustralianFootball.com
External links
edit- Tori Groves-Little's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Tori Groves-Little at AustralianFootball.com
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