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Matilda Lucas-Rodd (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). They previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2020 to 2022 (S6). They were the inaugural Hawthorn best and fairest winner, and they have served as Hawthorn captain since 2022 season 7.
Career
= Early career
=Lucas-Rodd played for East Malvern in the inaugural Yarra Junior Football League (YJFL) Youth Girls season in 2011, finishing third in the best-and-fairest at the end of the year.
= AFLW
=Carlton (2017–2019)
Lucas-Rodd was drafted by Carlton with the 99th overall selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft, making their debut in Round 1, 2017, in the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. In round 5 they earned a nomination for the 2017 AFLW Rising Star award following their match against Fremantle. Lucas-Rodd finished 2017 having played in all seven of Carlton's matches that season. In April 2019, Lucas-Rodd was delisted by Carlton.
St Kilda (2020–2022 (S6))
Lucas-Rodd was recruited by St Kilda as a delisted free agent and helped lead the Southern Saints' maiden season in the VFLW, finishing second on the ladder and making the preliminary final before succumbing to eventual premiers Collingwood. Their season was capped off by winning the club's best and fairest award, as well as receiving a place in the VFLW Team of the Year. It was revealed Lucas-Rodd had signed on with the Saints for two more years on 30 June 2021, tying them to the club until the end of 2022 season 7.
Personal life
On 10 May 2023, Lucas-Rodd came out as non-binary and stated that they use they/them prounouns.
Statistics
Updated to the end of 2023.
Honours and achievements
Hawthorn
McClelland Trophy: 2024
Individual
Hawthorn captain: S7–2023
Hawthorn best and fairest: S7
Hawthorn best and fairest third-place: 2023
Hawthorn equal games record holder
AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2017
References
External links
Tilly Lucas-Rodd's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
Tilly Lucas-Rodd at AustralianFootball.com
Tilly Lucas-Rodd on Instagram