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Rebecca Privitelli

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Rebecca Privitelli
Privitelli with Greater Western Sydney in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Eastern Devils (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 142, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 2, 2017, Carlton vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Ikon Park
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 19
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017 Carlton 05 0(1)
2018;
2020–2022 (S6)
Greater Western Sydney 23 (14)
2022 (S7)– Sydney 20 (22)
Total 48 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Rebecca Privitelli (born 3 January 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for Carlton and for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Early life

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Privitelli was raised in Melbourne, Victoria and played junior football in the Yarra Junior Football League with both St Marys Greensborough and Kew Rovers. During much of her junior playing days she participated in boys teams in preference to the girls teams. In 2012 she represented the League in the AFL Vic Metro Championships in 2012 winning the Peter Johnston Medal for the best YJFL player.[1]

AFLW career

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She was drafted by Carlton with the club's nineteenth selection and the one hundred and forty second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[2] She made her debut in round 2, 2017, in a match against Greater Western Sydney at Ikon Park. She was dropped from the team the following week however and would not return until the final match of the season in round 7. Privitelli finished the season having played five matches in 2017.[3] She was delisted by Carlton at season's end and subsequently signed with Greater Western Sydney as a delisted free agent.[4][5] She was delisted by Greater Western Sydney at the end of the 2018 season.[6] Privitelli has taken an off-field role with the Giants as Merchandise Coordinator.[7] She was drafted back to GWS ahead of the 2020 season.[8] In April 2022, Privitelli joined expansion club and rival Sydney.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Former YJFL star Bec Privitelli’s Giant mark 4 May 2020
  2. ^ Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Rebecca Privitelli". Australian Football. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ Guldon, Jacqueline (1 June 2017). "AFLW trade wrap". Carlton Medi. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ "GIANTS Recruit Privitelli". gwsgiants.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Meet The Staff". www.gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "'THE BIG BIG SOUND' IS BACK: GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS AFLW PREVIEW". The Women's Game. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Privitelli Moves On". Greater Western Sydney. Telstra Media. 11 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Swans make trio of AFLW signings". Sydney Swans. Telstra Media. 12 April 2022.
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