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Alyssa Mifsud

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Alyssa Mifsud
Mifsud playing for Melbourne in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29)
Original team(s) VU Western Spurs (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 40, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Melbourne 9 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Alyssa Mifsud (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their fifth selection and fortieth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games, in addition to placing equal third in the league goalkicking with nine goals.[3] Melbourne signed Mifsud for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[4] She decided to step away from the club and pursue new ambitions by the end of 2018.

Mifsud now continues to play her footy in the Division 1 competition of the Northern Football Netball League with the VU Western Spurs where she began her career before playing in the AFLW competition. In 2019 she became a premiership player after a dominating performance against diamond creek. Mifsud has been selected as a Division 1 Allstar midfielder.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Burgan, Matt (12 October 2016). "No.40: Alyssa Mifsud". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Alyssa Mifsud". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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