Bonnie Toogood

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Bonnie Toogood

| image = Bonnie Toogood 2023.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Toogood post-match with Essendon in 2023

| fullname = Bonnie Toogood

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|08|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| originalteam = Mornington (SEFNL)

| draftpick = No. 11, 2017 rookie draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2018

| debutteam = {{AFLW|WB}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Fre}}

| debutstadium = VU Whitten Oval

| height = 178cm

| position = Key forward

| currentclub = {{AFLW|Ess}}

| guernsey = 8

| years1 = 2018–2022 (S6)

| club1 = {{AFLW|WB}}

| games_goals1 = 37 (29)

| years2 = 2022 (S7)–

| club2 = {{AFLW|Ess}}

| games_goals2 = 21 (23)

| games_goalstotal = 58 (52)

| statsend = the 2023 season

| careerhighlights =

}}

Bonnie Toogood (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar{{Cite web |title=Bonnie debuts in AFLW {{!}} Melbourne Grammar School |url=https://www.mgs.vic.edu.au/community/news-and-events/latest-news/bonnie-debuts-aflw |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.mgs.vic.edu.au}} and then Melbourne Girls Grammar.{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Girls Grammar - VCE Study Score Archive 2015 |url=https://www.quppa.net/studyscores/browse/2015/Grouped%20by%20School/Sorted%20by%20Total%20Scores/Melbourne%20Girls%20Grammar.html |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.quppa.net}}

AFL Women's career

File:Bonnie Toogood 04.02.18.jpg

=Western Bulldogs (2018–2022 (S6))=

Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.{{cite news|url=https://mansfieldcourier.com.au/2017/11/01/toogood-to-be-true/|title=Toogood to be true|last=Vivian|first=Steve|date=1 November 2017|work=Mansfield Courier|location=North East Media|accessdate=4 February 2018}} She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against {{AFLW|Fre}} at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-round-1-teams-named-stars-set-for-second-season/news-story/077a366efa799f0a65cbc3eba0645036|title=AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season|last=Salemme|first=Kate|date=1 February 2018|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|accessdate=4 February 2018}} Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the {{AFLW|Bri}}.{{cite news|last1=Buxton|first1=Aaron|title=AFLW: Dog duo named round two Rising Stars|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-13/aflw-bulldog-duo-named-round-two-rising-stars|accessdate=13 February 2018|work=AFL Media|publisher=Telstra Media|date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213034748/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-13/aflw-bulldog-duo-named-round-two-rising-stars|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=dead}} She was named one of the {{AFL WB}}' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season,{{cite web|title=Saints edge Dogs in battle of the Burkes|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saints-edge-dogs-in-battle-of-the-burkes-20210129-p56xzu.html|last1=Burt|first1=Sarah|work=The Age|access-date=30 January 2021|date=29 January 2021}} kicking 2 goals{{cite web|title=Saints hold off fast-finishing Dogs in Friday night cracker|url=https://womens.afl/news/57214/saints-hold-off-fast-finishing-dogs-in-friday-night-cracker|last1=Twomey|first1=Callum|date=29 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021|work=AFL Women's Media}} and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks.{{cite web|title=St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs - Player Stats|url=https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/2946/stk-v-wb#playerstats|access-date=30 January 2021}} It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.{{cite web|title=25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/959491/25-bulldogs-locked-in-for-aflw-6-0|date=16 June 2021|access-date=17 June 2021}}

=Essendon (2022 (S7)–present)=

Toogood moved to {{AFLW|Ess}} at the conclusion of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.

Statistics

:Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web|title=Bonnie Toogood - Player Stats By Season|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/bonnie%2Btoogood/20222|work=Australian Football|accessdate=30 January 2021}}

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"

| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2018^# || {{AFLW|WB}}

| 28 || 8 || 5 || 2 || 44 || 20 || 64 || 19 || 14 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 5.5 || 2.5 || 8.0 || 2.4 || 1.8 || 1

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 28 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 19 || 4 || 23 || 10 || 6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 3.2 || 0.7 || 3.9 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFLW|WB}}

| 8 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 18 || 11 || 29 || 9 || 9 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 4.5 || 2.8 || 7.3 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFLW|WB}}