Lauren Butler

Butler is from Maryborough, Victoria and attended Ballarat Grammar School.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Camille |title=Rural spotlight: Secondary students across Victoria aim high |url=https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/education/rural-spotlight-secondary-students-across-victoria-aim-high/news-story/1877214fc5742b4ecfff2da7022522a5 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=The Weekly Times |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=17 July 2018}} She played football from the age of eight, representing the Carisbrook Lady Redbacks as a junior.{{cite news |last1=McInnes |first1=Ashlyne |title=Lauren Butler makes first AFLW appearance with Collingwood |url=https://www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au/2019/02/lauren-butler-makes-first-aflw-appearance-collingwood/ |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=The Maryborough District Advertiser |date=5 February 2019}} In 2017, Butler captained her school to victory in the interschool Herald Sun Shield competition. She also captained the Greater Western Victoria Rebels for 2018 in the TAC Cup Girls and played two games for the Western Bulldogs in the VFL Women's before breaking her finger. Butler represented Vic Country at the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and tested at the AFLW draft combine, placing fourth in the yo-yo test and fifth in the two-kilometre time trial.{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Sarah |title=AFLW: Morrison dominates Draft Combine |url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2018-10-05/aflw-morrison-dominates-draft-combine |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=geelongcats.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |date=5 October 2018}}

Butler was drafted by Collingwood with pick 18 in the 2018 AFLW draft, their fourth selection.{{cite news |title=AFLW Draft: Who the Pies picked |url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-10-23/aflw-draft-who-the-pies-picked |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=collingwoodfc.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404144349/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2018-10-23/aflw-draft-who-the-pies-picked |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=dead }} She made her debut in the opening round of the 2019 AFLW season versus {{AFLW|Gee}}. It was revealed Butler had signed on with Collingwood for two years on 10 June 2021.{{cite web|title=AFLW: Collingwood secure top 10 talent|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/956166/collingwood-secure-top-10-talent|work=collingwoodfc.com.au|date=11 June 2021|access-date=11 June 2021|last1=Lewis|first1=Tash}}

:Statistics are correct the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Lauren Butler – Player Stats By Season|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player_season_detail/Lauren%2BButler/20459|work=Australian Football|accessdate=12 November 2024}}

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

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

| 23 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 1 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 0.3 || 2.7

|-

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

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

| 23 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 22 || 64 || 17 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 3.1 || 9.1 || 2.4 || 2.1

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

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

| 23 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 38 || 32 || 70 || 12 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.4 || 4.6 || 10.0 || 1.7 || 2.7

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S6)

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

| 23 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 88 || 55 || 143 || 25 || 34 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 5.0 || 13.0 || 2.3 || 3.1

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S7)

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

| 23 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 119 || 46 || 165 || 32 || 40 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 9.9 || 3.8 || 13.8 || 2.7 || 3.3

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023

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| 23 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 13 || 31 || 3 || 7 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 7.8 || 0.8 || 1.8

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2024

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

| 23 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 16 || 21 || 37 || 6 || 12 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 3.2 || 4.2 || 7.4 || 1.2 || 2.4

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! colspan=3| Career

! 49

! 5

! 1

! 325

! 194

! 519

! 96

! 135

! 0.1

! 0.0

! 6.6

! 4.0

! 10.6

! 2.0

! 2.8

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Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian rules footballers from Maryborough, Victoria

Category:People educated at Ballarat Grammar School

Category:Greater Western Victoria Rebels players (Talent League Girls)

Category:Collingwood Football Club (AFLW) players