The cross-coder joins the Blues after a year of football at the Montmorency Football Club having played basketball for much of her junior career. Trudgeon makes her way onto the list as a replacement for Chloe Dalton, who will miss the 2021 season due to her commitments with the Australian Rugby Sevens team. Missing out on selection in the recent 2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft, Trudgeon proved herself at Ikon Park by training with Carlton’s VFLW side, before completing sessions with the AFLW squad as a nominated train-on in the new year. The 20-year-old utility stands at 180cm tall and adds depth to Carlton’s AFLW newcomers obtained over the off-season.