Gabby Collingwood
Gabrielle "Gabby" Collingwood is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's.Junior and state football
Collingwood started playing Australian rules football in May 2011, with the Forest Lake Dragons. She played three years with the Jindalee Jags, including with the boys' squads. Following that she was selected to play with the under-17 Brisbane Flames in the 2012 Under 17 Youth Girls State Championships. She was also a member of the Sunfire Academy and of the Brisbane Lions Academy. Collingwood played for University of Queensland in the AFL Queensland Women's League. Collingwood represented Queensland at the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and was selected for the initial 54-person All-Australian squad, but didn't make the final team.AFLW career
Collingwood was drafted by Brisbane with their first selection and seventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft. She said that Craig Starcevich is the best coach she ever had. She made her debut in Brisbane's twelve-point win over Adelaide at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season, along with debutants Sophie Conway, Jordan Zanchetta, and Arianna Clarke. In April 2019, Collingwood re-signed with Brisbane Lions for the 2020 season.Personal life
At the age of nine, Collingwood went through surgery to remove a brain tumour from her right frontal lobe. While she was recovering, Brisbane Lions player Jonathan Brown visited her, which inspired her later to play Australian rules football. From a young age, she was a Brisbane Lions supporter.
