Bonnie Toogood


Bonnie Toogood is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's.

Early life

Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar and then Melbourne Girls Grammar.

AFL Women's career

Western Bulldogs (2018–2022 (S6))

Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft. She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the. She was named one of the ' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season, kicking 2 goals and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks. It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.

Essendon (2022 (S7)–present)

Toogood moved to at the conclusion of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.

Statistics

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021
! colspan=3| Career
! 27
! 19
! 9
! 135
! 63
! 198
! 64
! 52
! 0.7
! 0.3
! 5.0
! 2.3
! 7.3
! 2.4
! 1.9
! 6

Honours and achievements

Team
Individual
  • Essendon co-captain: 2022 –present
  • AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2023
  • Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker: S6
  • Essendon leading goalkicker: 2023
  • AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2018