Jenna Bruton


Jenna Bruton is an Australian rules footballer playing with the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Early life

Bruton grew up in Trentham and began working full-time on her family's potato farm as a teenager. She started playing football at age seven and represented Victoria as a junior, with a career in the sport gaining traction during 2013 by playing in the first women's AFL exhibition match. In 2016, she chose not to nominate for the inaugural AFLW draft, citing a need to spend more time with her mother who had recently been diagnosed with brain cancer. Her passion for the game was reignited in 2017 and she was selected in the VFLW's team of the year while taking out the club best and fairest award for the St Kilda Sharks.

AFL Women's career

The 2017 AFL Women's draft saw Bruton drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their third selection and the eleventh overall pick. She made her debut in the 26-point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season and would go on to be a member of the club's premiership team that year when the Bulldogs defeated the Brisbane Lions in the grand final.
In May 2018, Bruton signed with expansion team North Melbourne for the 2019 AFLW season. She enjoyed a breakout year, moving from a pressure forward position to a permanent midfield role, consequently earning selection in the All-Australian squad and also winning the club's inaugural best and fairest award. In April 2019, she re-signed with the Kangaroos, committing to the club until the end of the 2021 season.

Statistics

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