Ruby Schleicher

Ruby Schleicher
Schleicher playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ruby Schleicher
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 137, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at Ikon Park
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 18
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Collingwood 64 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ruby Schleicher (/ˈslaɪʃər/ SLY-shər;[1] born 16 March 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Schleicher is a dual AFL Women's All-Australian and won the Collingwood best and fairest award in 2024.

Early life and state football

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As a junior basketball player with the Willetton Tigers, Schleicher won the Western Australian Basketball League (WABL) Female Player of the Year award in 2014.[2] She also represented the under-16 and the under-18 Western Australian Metropolitan teams.[3][4][5] She was on the way to receiving a basketball scholarship at an American college, before breaking a vertebra playing and half-a-year later breaking one on the other side while surfing, which as a result of the college decided not to risk her.[6]

In 2015, Schleicher was named in the Western Australian squad for the AFL Youth Girls National Championships.[7] In 2016, she played with the WA Youth Girls team who made the Grand Final, before getting the opportunity to play senior football for her local WAWFL club East Fremantle. In her last game of the year she was the starting ruck for East Fremantle in the Grand Final.[8]

In the winter during the off-season between the 2017 and 2018 AFLW seasons, Schleicher decided to stay in Melbourne and play in the VFLW with the St Kilda Sharks.[9] She debuted with the St Kilda Sharks in their round 1 match against Eastern Devils, winning by one point.[10]

AFL Women's career

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Schleicher was selected by Collingwood with pick 144, joining 22 other West Australians drafted in the inaugural AFL Women's draft,[11] and was the youngest player drafted by Collingwood.[8] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.[12]

Collingwood re-signed Schleicher for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[13]

Collingwood re-signed Schleicher for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018.[14]

In the 2021 AFL Women's season, Schleicher was awarded with her maiden All-Australian blazer, named on the half back position.[15][16] It was revealed Schleicher had signed on with Collingwood for two years on 10 June 2021.[17] Schleicher achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for total intercept possessions and intercept marks in the 2021 season.[18]

In 2024, Schleicher was named among Collingwood's best players in losses to Sydney in week 1[19] and West Coast in one of week 4's matches,[20] and was Collingwood's best player in its other week 4 loss to the Western Bulldogs.[21]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[22]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Collingwood 18 5 0 0 9 6 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.2 3.0 0.0 3.0 0
2018 Collingwood 18 5 0 0 14 6 20 6 9 0.0 0.0 2.8 1.2 4.0 1.2 1.8 0
2019 Collingwood 18 6 0 0 23 13 36 9 8 0.0 0.0 3.8 2.2 6.0 1.5 1.3 0
2020 Collingwood 18 2 0 0 8 3 11 1 2 0.0 0.0 4.0 1.5 5.5 0.5 1.0 0
2021 Collingwood 18 11 2 0 115 62 177 46 29 0.2 0.0 10.5 5.6 16.1 4.2 2.6 2
2022 (S6) Collingwood 18 11 1 0 115 83 198 54 35 0.1 0.0 10.5 7.5 18.0 4.9 3.2 6
2022 (S7) Collingwood 18 11 0 1 116 54 170 35 48 0.0 0.1 10.5 4.9 15.5 3.2 4.4 3
2023 Collingwood 18 2 0 0 14 7 21 4 7 0.0 0.0 7.0 3.5 10.5 2.0 3.5 0
2024 Collingwood 18 11 1 2 92 90 182 19 48 0.1 0.2 8.4 8.2 16.5 1.7 4.4 1
Career 64 4 3 506 324 830 174 201 0.1 0.0 7.9 5.1 13.0 2.7 3.1 12

Honours and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "'It's simple when you break it down': How to say the AFLW's trickiest names". AFL Women's. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Basketball WA Award Winners". Basketball WA. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "U/16 AJC - Day Five Update". WABL.asn.au. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ Uluc, Olgun (14 April 2015). "2015 Australian U18s Nationals Day 3 Recap – NSW Metro Men remain undefeated". The Pick and Roll. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ^ "U18s & Kevin Coombs Cup Recap - Day 5". Basketball Australia. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ Black, Sarah (6 December 2017). "Schleicher's lucky break". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  7. ^ "5 Sharks named in State Squad". East Fremantle. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b Schönafinger, Josh; Gastin, Sam (12 October 2016). "Pick-by-pick: AFL Women's draft". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ^ "PREVIEW: Eastern Devils v St Kilda Sharks". Sports TG. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ^ "VFL Women's recap: Round 1". Sports TG. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. ^ "23 WA players selected in AFL Women's Draft". West Australian Football Commission. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  13. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. ^ Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  15. ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  16. ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  17. ^ Lewis, Tash (11 June 2021). "AFLW: Collingwood secure top 10 talent". collingwoodfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  18. ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  19. ^ Pegan, Martin (30 August 2024). "Slick Swans too good for Magpies in fiery season-opener". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  20. ^ McWilliams, Phoebe (17 September 2024). "Eagles reach new heights as winless Pies dealt another blow". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  21. ^ Black, Sarah (22 September 2024). "Bulldogs record thumping first win, Pies slump to last". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Ruby Schleicher – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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