AFLW No. 1 draft pick Isabel Huntington has her sights set on becoming a doctor

ISABEL Hunting had two dreams: to play AFLW and to become a doctor. She’s well on the way to achieving both and might just be the smartest footballer in the business.

Isabel Huntington in action at Bulldogs training. Picture: Michael Klein

AFLW NO. 1 draft pick Isabel Huntington is on her way to her dream of becoming a doctor after achieving an ATAR of 98.1

The St Michaels Grammar captain celebrated her marks with a pre-season training session with her Western Bulldogs teammates at the Whitten Oval on Saturday.

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Huntington, who is returning to football after injuring her ACL in September last year, said she was looking forward to mixing AFLW and university.

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“I reached my target, so I was pretty happy,” Huntington said of her ATAR.

“ ... It’s pretty relieving to have it all over and done with.

“ I want to do medicine eventually, so whether that’s through a post graduate or undergraduate pathway, I’m not sure at this stage, we’ll find out in the coming weeks.”

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