Brooke Patterson

{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1989)}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Brooke Patterson

| image = Brooke Patterson 18.02.17.jpg

| image_size = 200px

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| caption = Patterson playing for Melbourne in February 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|11|df=y}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Darebin Falcons (VFL Women's)

| draftpick = No. 104, 2016 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 2, 2017

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Col}}

| debutstadium = Ikon Park

| height = 172 cm

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 2017–2019

| club1 = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| games_goals1 = 11 (0)

| statsend = the 2019 season

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Brooke Patterson (born 11 October 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their thirteen selection and 104th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-10-12/no104-brooke-howells|title=No.104: Brooke Howells|last=Burgan|first=Matt|date=12 October 2016|work=MelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=15 May 2017}} She made her debut in the nineteen point win against {{AFLW|Col}} at Ikon Park in round two of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-10/aflw-all-the-round-two-teams|title=AFLW: All the round two teams|author=Australian Associated Press|author-link=Australian Associated Press|date=10 February 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=15 May 2017}} She played the next two matches before missing the round five match against {{AFLW|GWS}} due to a hamstring injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-03/afl-womens-all-the-round-five-teams|title=AFL Women's: All the round five teams|date=3 March 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=15 May 2017}} She returned for the final round match against {{AFLW|Fre}} at Casey Fields{{cite news|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-03-16/aflw-team|title=Patterson set to return|last=Lewis|first=Georgina|date=16 March 2017|work=MelbourneFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=15 May 2017}} to finish with four matches for the season.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Brooke%2BPatterson/20002|title=Brooke Patterson|work=AustralianFootball.com|access-date=15 May 2017}}

Melbourne signed Patterson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.{{cite web|title=AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-26/aflw-all-the-clubs-full-lists-after-trade-period|website=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|access-date=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}