India Rasheed

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India Rasheed
India Rasheed (2025 Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide).jpg
Rasheed with Adelaide in 2025
Personal information
Born (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 18)
Original teams Sturt (SANFL)
Glenunga (Adelaide Footy League)
Draft No. 13, 2024 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2025, Adelaide  vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2025 Adelaide 11 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 11, 2025.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

India Rasheed (born 29 November 2006) is a professional Australian rules football player who currently plays for the Adelaide Crows in the AFL Women's (AFLW). [1]

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Early life

Rasheed was born in 2006 to father Roger Rasheed, who is a former tennis coach and player who had a short Australian rules football career with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Rasheed, originally from the Glenunga Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League, was a part of the AFLW Academy program. Playing for Sturt at a junior age, she won the SANFLW Breakthrough Player Award in 2024 while also finishing third in the League Best and Fairest Award. [2]

AFL Women's career

Drafted with pick 13 in the 2024 national draft, [3] [4] Rasheed made an instant impact at the Adelaide Crows and earned an early debut in round 1, 2025 against St Kilda. She kicked her first goal in the loss at Moorabbin Oval. [5]

In the round 11 Showdown against Port Adelaide, Rasheed had 14 disposals and 6 marks, earning her a nomination for the 2025 Rising Star award. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "India Rasheed | AFL". afc.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "AFLW: Crows select India Rasheed with Pick No.13". afc.com.au. 16 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Bartlett, Renee (17 December 2024). "Drafted | India Rasheed". sturtfc.com.au.
  4. ↑ Noakes, Cameron (17 December 2024). "Tennis icon Roger Rasheed scores new gig as Adelaide Crows draft his daughter". Seven Network.
  5. ↑ Bastiani, Gemma (17 August 2025). "AFLW match report: Crows go down to Saints". afc.com.au. AFL Media.
  6. ↑ McWilliams, Phoebe (27 October 2025). "Crows forward earns Rising Star nod after impressive Showdown display". afl.com.au.


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