Cynthia Hamilton

Cynthia Hamilton is an Australian rules footballer who plays for in the AFL Women's. She won Sydney's best and fairest award in 2022 season 7, the club's inaugural AFLW season.

Football

Pre-AFLW

Before her time in the AFLW, Hamilton played numerous sports including judo, basketball and OzTag. She began playing Australian football at the age of 10. She played for Belconnen then Queanbeyan in AFL Canberra competitions, and was a member of the Greater [Western Sydney Giants#Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy|Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy].
She played for the Allies at both the 2021 [AFL Women's Under-19 Championships|2021] and 2022 underage championships. She was named in All-Australian squads at both and won the Allies MVP award at the former.

AFLW

Hamilton was drafted by with pick 11 in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She played nine games and scored three goals in her debut season, receiving a Rising Star nomination for a 19-disposal effort in the final round of the home-and-away season. That year, she won Sydney's inaugural AFLW best and fairest award.

Personal life

Hamilton was born on 2 April 2004, daughter of Josie and Kelly Hamilton. Her older sister Lexi has played for and in the AFLW, and currently plays alongside her at Sydney. Another older sister, Jayde, has played in the VFL Women's for.