With just one day to go until Hawthorn and Essendon face off at Kinetic Stadium (Frankston), it's time to learn more about our No. 1, Tegan Cunningham.
Nickname: Teegs
Instagram handle: @tegancunningham1
Position: Utility
Draft History: Pick 22 (2017 - Melbourne), expansion signing (S7 - Hawthorn)
Senior Clubs: Hawthorn (VFLW)
Community Clubs: Bulleen Boomers (VIC)
Bio: Cunningham returns to Hawthorn for her second season after playing 32 games for Melbourne and winning the club’s goal-kicking award twice in her three seasons there. The 35-year-old only missed two games in 2022, averaging six disposals, two marks and two tackles while playing as a forward, defender and ruck. Cunningham has also had a distinguished WNBL career spanning across seven seasons, which included winning a championship with the Dandenong Rangers in 2012.
Honours:
- 2x Melbourne leading goalkicker (2018, 2019)
Three things you might not know about Tegan:
1. She has a toy poodle named Stanley.
2. She has a fear of medical needles.
3. She has a secret obsession with Batman.
