Emma Michelle Kearney is an Australian rules footballer and former cricketer. A decorated midfielder in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, Kearney won the league's best and fairest award while playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018 and has captained North Melbourne since 2019. She previously played cricket for the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
Richelle Cranston is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted by Melbourne with their third selection and twenty-fourth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season. She was suspended for one match after her debut match due to front on contact with Brisbane's Jamie Stanton. After returning from suspension, she played every match for the year to finish with six games.
Jessica Wuetschner is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Essendon, and previously played for the Brisbane Lions, in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Brittany Gibson is an Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's for Brisbane between 2017 and 2018 and for North Melbourne between 2019 and 2022.
Danielle Hardiman is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted by Carlton with the club's fifth selection and the thirty fifth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. In May 2018, Hardiman signed with expansion club, North Melbourne, to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season. It was revealed she signed on with the club for two more seasons on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2023.
Jasmine Garner is an Australian rules footballer with North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Garner scored the AFLW's first-ever goal while playing for Collingwood in the league's inaugural match in 2017.
Jordan Zanchetta is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Essendon in the AFL Women's.
Jenna Bruton is an Australian rules footballer playing with North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Isabel Huntington is an Australian rules footballer playing for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with the first pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.
Bonnie Toogood is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft. She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the Brisbane. She was named one of the Western Bulldogs' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season, kicking 2 goals and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks. It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.
Kim Rennie is an Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for the Western Bulldogs, having been signed as a rookie in 2017, after having converted to the sport from a previous background in basketball. She was upgraded to the Bulldog's main playing list following an injury to captain Katie Brennan and subsequently made her debut in the 73-point win over Carlton at VU Whitten Oval in round 4 of the 2018 season. She requested a trade to North Melbourne in May 2021, but North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs were unable to reach an agreement, leaving her at the Bulldogs at the conclusion of the trade period. A few weeks later it was announced that Rennie declined the Western Bulldogs' contract offer and was delisted by the club. In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Rennie joined North Melbourne, who used the 28th pick for her.
Daisy Bateman is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for North Melbourne.
Sophie Van De Heuvel is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). A cricketer as well as a footballer, she competed in both sports at the national level in her junior career. Van De Heuvel was the second selection in the 2018 AFL Women's draft and debuted in the opening round of the 2019 AFL Women's season.
Elisha King is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). King was signed by North Melbourne as a free agent during the expansion club signing period in 2018. She made her debut in a 25-point victory over Greater Western Sydney at Drummoyne Oval in round 2 of the 2019 season.
Madison Prespakis is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2019 to 2022. A midfielder who won multiple accolades at junior level and played in the VFL Women's (VFLW) as a teenager, Prespakis won the 2019 AFL Women's Rising Star award in her debut season and the 2020 AFL Women's best and fairest award in her second season. She is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, three-time Carlton best and fairest winner and was the inaugural Essendon best and fairest winner in season seven, and is Essendon's equal games record holder with ten games.
Sophie Alexander is an Australian rules footballer playing for Essendon in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was a basketballer in the South East Australian Basketball League before taking up football in the Victorian Women's Football League. Alexander spent a year in Collingwood's VFL Women's (VFLW) team before ascending to the senior list through the 2018 AFLW draft, where she played until the end of the 2022 AFL Women's season.
Chloe Haines is an Australian rules footballer who last played for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
The 2019 season was Geelong Football Club's first in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Geelong joined the league as an expansion club alongside North Melbourne, having initially been denied entry into the competition's first season in 2017. Paul Hood was the club's inaugural senior coach, and Melissa Hickey was appointed club captain.
Tait Mackrill is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney (GWS) in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted in the 2017 AFLW rookie draft before debuting in round 3 of the 2019 season.
Ellie Gavalas is an Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Gavalas was drafted by North Melbourne with their first selection and tenth overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2020 season. It was revealed she signed on with the club for two more seasons on 17 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2023.
