| Jordyn Allen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Allen with Collingwood in February 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jordyn Allen | ||
| Nickname(s) | Jordy | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-06)6 July 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Rye,Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 5,2018 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019,Collingwood vs.Geelong, atGMHBA Stadium | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender /Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Collingwood | 63 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
Junior
Senior
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| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jordyn Allen (born 6 July 2000) is anAustralian rules footballer playing for theCollingwood Football Club in theAFL Women's competition (AFLW).
Allen played junior football with boys atRye Demons in theMornington Peninsula Junior Football League.[1][2][3]
In 2016, Allen started playing withDandenong Stingrays Youth Girls Academy. She also played as vice-captain for Vic Metro and helped them win the2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships as the team beat Western Australia by 95 points at theMCG under the coaching ofWayne Siekman. She was named Vic Metro'sMost Valuable Player for her defensive efforts and leadership.[4][5]
Allen was selected for the2017 AFL Women's Under 18 All-Australian team.[6][7]
Allen started the 2018 season as a top AFLW draft prospect. For a second consecutive season, she played for and captainedDandenong Stingrays in theTAC Cup.[3][8] At the end of the season, she won the club'sbest and fairest award[9][10] and was selected for the 2018 TAC Cup Team of the Year.[11] In July, Allen captained Vic Country in the2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships.[10][12] At the end of the series, she was selected for theseason's All-Australian team.[13][14] Allen also played five games in 2018 forCasey Demons in theVFL Women's (VFLW), twice being named in the club's best players.[3][10][15][16] Despite all the accolades, Allen thought she plateaued in 2018 as she felt she had to take a step back to focus on playing with passion and enjoyment.[3]
Allen was drafted byCollingwood with the club's first selection and the fifth pick overall in the2018 AFL Women's draft.[17][18] She made her debut in the club's loss againstGeelong atGMHBA Stadium in the opening round of the2019 season.[19][20] In her debut season, Allen played as a defender. For the2019 season she moved forward into the midfield and scored her first professional goal againstCarlton in round 5.[12][21] Allen was awarded aRising Star nomination following her performance in Collingwood's six-point victory overBrisbane atVictoria Park in round 7, their only win of the season. In the match she collected 10disposals, took sixmarks, and laid threetackles.[16][10] Following the season in which she played all seven matches, in April 2019, she signed a new deal with Collingwood ahead of the2020 season.[22] FollowingAFL Women's season seven, Allen wonCollingwood's AFLW best and fairest award.[23]
Allen grew up inRye on theMornington Peninsula.[2][4] In her junior years, she was amotocross rider for seven years, but after countless injuries and hospital stays as well as due to the financial burden, she focused on playing Australian rules football from the age of 12.[24] She finished herVCE exams the day before her first professional pre-season campaign.[24]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019 | Collingwood | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 20 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6) | Collingwood | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 48 | 114 | 38 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 56 | 170 | 46 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Collingwood | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 37 | 124 | 42 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 33 | 120 | 38 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 6 | 5 | 462 | 240 | 702 | 221 | 106 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3 | ||
Jordyn a former Rye Junior was drafted by Collingwood with the club's first selection and the fifth pick overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.
