Tayla Bresland

Tayla Bresland
Tayla Bresland
	Bresland playing for Fremantle in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	4 February 1996 (age 28)
Original team(s)	Peel Thunder (WAWFL)
Draft	No. 52, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–2020	Fremantle
2021–2022 (S6)	West Coast
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 6.
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

Tayla Bresland (born 4 February 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

AFLW career

Fremantle

Bresland was drafted by Fremantle with their seventh selection and fifty-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.^[3]

West Coast

In August 2020, Bresland was traded to West Coast for the 46th pick of the 2020 AFL Women's draft.^[4] In March 2022, Bresland retired to focus on her career as a carpenter and Air Force Reservist.^[5]