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Roxanne Roux

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Roxanne Roux
Roux with Fremantle in March 2021
Personal information
Full name Roxanne Roux
Nickname(s) Roxy
Date of birth (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 12, 2019 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Fremantle vs. Geelong, at Fremantle Oval
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020–2023 Fremantle 37 (16)
2024– West Coast 6 (1)
Total 43 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Roxanne Roux (born 10 November 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW), having previously played for the Fremantle Football Club. Roux was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection, 12th overall, in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[1]

Roux lived in Dongara in the Mid West region of Western Australia until she was unable to play football in girls teams, so her family moved back to Perth and she played for East Fremantle in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL).[2]

Career

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Roux debuted against Geelong in Round 1 of 2020, kicking a goal and leaving her mark with a crunching tackle.[3] She received both a Rising Star nomination and a Mark of the Year nomination the next week, kicking two goals in the first AFLW Western Derby.

Following the 2023 AFLW season, Roux requested a trade to cross-town rivals West Coast.[4] She was traded on the 7th of December 2023, with the Dockers receiving Aisling McCarthy and picks also being swapped in the trade.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Chadwick, Justin. "Dockers' Roux set to become AFLW cult hero". au.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The WA draft prospect who has to 'use people as a step-ladder'". AFLW. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Justin (10 February 2020). "Dockers' Roux set to become AFLW cult hero". Standard.net.au.
  4. ^ "'Back to my best:' Roux's complex path to AFLW happiness".
  5. ^ "AFLW: Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles agree to trade for Aisling McCarthy and Roxy Roux". October 2024.
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