Anna Teague

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Anna Teague

| image = Anna Teague 29.02.20.jpg

| alt = Anna Teague

| caption = Teague with Geelong in February 2020

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| originalteam =

| draftpick = No. 6, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft

| debutdate = Round 4, 2018

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Col}}

| debutstadium = TIO Traeger Park

| height = 173 cm

| weight =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| guernsey =

| years1 = 2018

| club1 = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| games_goals1 = {{0}}4 (0)

| years2 = 2019–2020

| club2 = {{AFL Gee}}

| games_goals2 = {{0}}9 (2)

| games_goalstotal = 13 (2)

| statsend = the 2020 season

| careerhighlights =

}}

Anna Teague (born 8 December 1987) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

AFLW career

=Melbourne=

Teague was drafted by Melbourne with the club's first selection and the sixth pick overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.{{cite news|last1=Ratcliffe|first1=Damien|title=AFLW: Jump from basketball pays off for Geelong Cats’ Anna Teague|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-jump-from-basketball-pays-off-for-geelong-cats-anna-teague/news-story/eb6f4de3bb413d7d94be7a1a366f072c|accessdate=27 February 2018|work=Geelong Advertiser|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=20 October 2017}} She made her debut in a 34-point loss to Collingwood at TIO Traeger Park in round 4 of the 2018 season.{{cite news|title=AFLW teams, Round 4: Dogs name debutant to replace skipper, Lauren Arnell back for Blues|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-teams-round-4-dogs-poised-to-pick-debutant-dees-sweating-on-fitness-of-phillips/news-story/b5bcdc35ba53e8d06e66a9320f0e1eba|accessdate=27 February 2018|work=Fox Sports|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=22 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Anna Teague|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Anna%2BTeague/20241|website=Australian Football|accessdate=27 February 2018}}

=Geelong=

In May 2018, Teague accepted an offer from expansion club Geelong to play with the club in the 2019 season.{{cite news|last1=Black|first1=Sarah|title=AFLW: Roos, Cats start list builds ahead of '19|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-11/aflw-roos-cats-start-list-builds-ahead-of-debuts|accessdate=11 May 2018|work=AFL Media|publisher=Telstra Media|date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511150349/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-11/aflw-roos-cats-start-list-builds-ahead-of-debuts|archive-date=11 May 2018|url-status=dead}} In August 2020, Teague announced her retirement from football.{{cite web|url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/793247/aflw-cats-finalise-list|title=AFLW: Cats Finalise List|first=Kevin|last=Diggerson|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Geelong|date=11 August 2020}}

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