During her football career, she represented Newcastle Jets and Canberra United in the Australian W-League and Australia at youth level.

Her time at Newcastle Jets was cut short by a boating accident, which caused her to require surgery for a fractured skull.

Following her career in football, Wood switched to rugby league and played in the inaugural City vs Country Origin match after signing for Queanbeyan Blues in 2017.

[1][2] Wood first took up sports to escape bullying in school; choosing to play rugby league and, later, association football.

Since the age of 10, she has always worn a ribbon in her hair while playing sport; the initial reason for this was so her grandparents could identify her easily on the field.