Dee Heslop

Dee Heslop
Heslop after the 2022 season 7 Grand Final
Personal information
Born	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 24) Auckland, New Zealand
Original team	Yeronga (QAFLW)
Draft	No. 69, 2019 AFL Women's draft
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–2022 (S6)	Gold Coast	23 (0)
2022 (S7)–2025	Brisbane	22 (0)
Total		45 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Dion Heslop (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for Gold Coast and Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Early life

Heslop was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to the Gold Coast at 10 years of age. ^[1] She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing and her first sporting interest was netball where she was a junior state representative for Queensland. ^[2] She later tried Australian rules football for the Southport Sharks and was signed up to the Gold Coast Suns Academy and subsequently quit netball to pursue a career in the AFLW. She was selected for numerous junior football state representative teams and joined the top level Yeronga Devils in the lead up to her draft year. ^[3]

AFLW career

Heslop was drafted by Gold Coast with the 69th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. ^[4] She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season. ^[5] In June 2022, Heslop was delisted by Gold Coast. ^[6]

In June 2022, Heslop was drafted by Brisbane with the 57th pick. ^[7] She played 22 games across four seasons before being delisted at the end of the 2025 season. ^[8]

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Gold Coast	25	7	0	0	27	5	32	4	31	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.7	4.6	0.6	4.4	0
2021	Gold Coast	25	9	0	0	37	18	55	9	17	0.0	0.0	4.1	2.0	6.1	1.0	1.9	0
2022 (S6)	Gold Coast	25	7	0	0	28	14	42	8	26	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	6.0	1.1	3.7	0
2022 (S7)	Brisbane	23	11	0	0	34	23	57	15	19	0.0	0.0	3.1	2.1	5.2	1.4	1.7	0
2023	Brisbane	23	10	0	0	33	9	42	16	19	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.9	4.2	1.6	1.9	0
2024	Brisbane	4	1	0	0	4	2	6	2	5	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	6.0	2.0	5.0	0
2025	Brisbane	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Career [9]			45	0	0	163	71	234	54	117	0.0	0.0	3.6	1.6	5.2	1.2	2.6	0

References

1. "Dee Heslop puts case forward for spot on Gold Coast Suns AFLW list". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
2. "Dee Heslop made a tough choice between two sporting loves". Gold Coast Bulletin. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
3. "Positivity the key for injured Dee Heslop's AFLW dream". aflq.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Gold Coast local Dee Heslop drafted to the SUNS". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
5. "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
6. "SUNS make AFLW list changes". Gold Coast . Telstra. 7 June 2022.
7. "Dee Heslop Reunited with History Making Teammates". Brisbane Lions . Telstra. 30 June 2022.
8. Ferber, Kaitlyn (8 December 2025). "Lions delist defender, untried academy duo". AFL Women's . Melbourne. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
9. "Dee Heslop". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

External links

• Dee Heslop at AustralianFootball.com