List of AFL Women's debuts in 2025

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This is a list of players in the AFL Women's (AFLW) who have either made their AFLW debut or played for a new club during the 2025 AFL Women's season. Debutants and their statistics are correct to the 9th of October, 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2025
ClubAFLW debutsChange of club
Adelaide 32
Brisbane 10
Carlton 61
Collingwood 43
Essendon 72
Fremantle 61
Geelong 51
Gold Coast 61
Greater Western Sydney 53
Hawthorn 41
Melbourne 30
North Melbourne 22
Port Adelaide 51
Richmond 15
St Kilda 25
Sydney 34
West Coast 52
Western Bulldogs 31
Total7135

AFLW debuts

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Recruiting methodRef.
Ash Centra Collingwood 19 years, 73 days186Pick 1, 2024 national draft [4]
Kellyann Hogan Collingwood 23 years, 294 days120Rookie signing [5]
Sophie McKay Carlton 19 years, 109 days188Pick 17 (F/D), 2024 national draft [6]
Violet Patterson Collingwood 19 years, 217 days170Pick 42 (F/D), 2024 national draft [7]
Poppy Scholz Carlton 18 years, 226 days182Pick 6, 2024 national draft [8]
Kayla Dalgleish West Coast 19 years, 169 days165Pick 7, 2024 national draft [9]
Havana Harris Gold Coast 19 years, 44 days188Pick 2 (A), 2024 national draft [10]
Tayla Gregory Gold Coast 28 years, 37 days141Injury replacement signing [11]
Nyalli Milne Gold Coast 19 years, 80 days141Pick 41 (A), 2024 national draft [12]
Lucia Painter West Coast 19 years, 30 days165Pick 57, 2024 national draft [13]
Mia Salisbury Gold Coast 19 years, 48 days170Pick 29 (A), 2024 national draft [14]
Ellie Veerhuis Gold Coast 19 years, 208 days180Injury replacement signing [15]
Zippy Fish Sydney 19 years, 72 days183Pick 5, 2024 national draft [16]
Caitlin Reid Sydney 28 years, 128 days150Pick 60, 2024 national draft [17]
Piper Dunlop Geelong 21 years180Pick 37, 2024 national draft [18]
Emma Kilpatrick Geelong 19 years171Replacement signing [19]
Blaithin Bogue North Melbourne 25 years, 21 days18152024 supplementary selection [20]
Grace Belloni Essendon 18 years, 241 days182Pick 9, 2024 national draft [21]
Taya Chambers Essendon 19 years, 31 days160Pick 30, 2024 national draft [22]
Caitlin Fletcher Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 318 days110Replacement signing [23]
Sara Howley Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 199 days181Pick 4, 2024 national draft [24]
Sophie Kavangh Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 283 days130Replacement signing, previously listed with North Melbourne [25]
Grace Kos Greater Western Sydney 23 years150Rookie signing [26]
Grace Martin Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 349 days180Pick 22, 2024 national draft [27]
Holly Ridewood Essendon 18 years, 252 days184Pick 12, 2024 national draft [28]
Emma McDonald Western Bulldogs 19 years, 120 days173Pick 8, 2024 national draft [29]
Molly O'Hehir Melbourne 19 years, 84 days170Pick 3, 2024 national draft [30]
Maggie Mahony Melbourne 18 years, 301 days180Pick 21, 2024 national draft [31]
Laela Ebert Melbourne 19 years, 121 days180Injury replacement signing [32]
Sarah Poustie Western Bulldogs 19 years, 223 days160Pick 25, 2024 national draft [33]
Lavinia Cox Hawthorn 19 years, 198 days130Pick 15, 2024 national draft [34]
Zoe Besanko St Kilda 19 years, 84 days162Pick 32, 2024 national draft [35]
Kayleigh Cronin Adelaide 28 years, 300 days130Rookie signing [36]
Kyla Forbes St Kilda 18 years, 344 days160Pick 55, 2024 national draft [37]
India Rasheed Adelaide 18 years, 261 days181Pick 13, 2024 national draft [38]
Jasmine Sowden Port Adelaide 18 years, 243 days172Pick 52, 2024 national draft [39]
Georgie Brisbane Fremantle 18 years, 247 days171Pick 14, 2024 national draft [40]
Indi Strom Fremantle 20 years, 313 days180Pick 51, 2024 national draft [41]
Amelia Martin Sydney 18 years, 349 days261Pick 56, 2024 national draft [42]
Nease Dooley Brisbane 25 years, 139 days276Rookie signing [43]
Grace Baba Hawthorn 18 years, 340 days240Pick 28, 2024 national draft [44]
Chloe Gaunt Port Adelaide 19 years, 33 days252Pick 48, 2024 national draft [45]
Amy Gavin Mangan North Melbourne 26 years, 216 days242Rookie signing [46]
Lily Paterson Port Adelaide 19 years, 113 days250Pick 19, 2024 national draft [47]
Kayley Kavanagh West Coast 20 years, 49 days241Pick 14, 2023 national draft [48]
Amelie Gladman Essendon 19 years, 74 days330Injury replacement signing [49]
Sierra Grieves Richmond 19 years, 103 days362Pick 11, 2024 national draft [50]
Jess Verbrugge Essendon 21 years, 206 days330Injury replacement signing [51]
Courtney Lindgren West Coast 23 years, 229 days320Injury replacement signing [52]
Charlotte Riggs West Coast 18 years, 301 days363Pick 24, 2024 national draft [53]
Elli Symonds Hawthorn 18 years, 325 days341Pick 45, 2024 national draft [54]
Indiana West Fremantle 19 years, 55 days360Injury replacement signing [55]
Siofra O'Connell Carlton 24 years, 129 days340Rookie signing [56]
Holly Ifould Fremantle 20 years, 5 days450Pick 49, 2023 national draft [57]
Maddison Torpey Carlton 20 years, 292 days420Replacement signing [58]
Alexis Gregor Geelong 19 years, 154 days450Pick 10, 2024 national draft [59]
Sophie Strong Essendon 18 years, 325 days420Pick 35, 2024 national draft [60]
Sienna Tallariti Geelong 19 years, 59 days450Pick 18, 2024 national draft [61]
Tara Harrington Gold Coast 19 years, 173 days540Pick 47 (A), 2024 national draft [62]
Aisling Reidy Carlton 24 years, 109 days530Rookie signing [63]
Jasmine Evans Port Adelaide 19 years, 220 days520Pick 33, 2024 national draft [64]
Keeley Hardingham Western Bulldogs 21 years, 262 days510Pick 48, 2024 national draft [65]
Matilda Banfield Fremantle 20 years, 117 days542Rookie signing [66]
Lauren Young Port Adelaide 20 years, 4 days631 Expansion under-18 pre-signing [67]
Lou-Lou Field Carlton 21 years, 262 days610Pick 46, 2024 national draft [68]
Grace Brooker Essendon 18 years, 337 days631Rookie signing [69]
Poppy Stockwell Fremantle 21 years, 331 days611Replacement signing [70]
Daisy Flockart Hawthorn 19 years, 221 days810Pick 23, 2024 national draft [71]
Caitlin Tipping Geelong 24 years, 323 days810Rookie signing [72]
Georgia Knight Collingwood 18 years, 359 days810Pick 26, 2024 national draft [73]
Christina Leuzzi Adelaide 22 years, 65 days910Replacement signing [74]

Change of AFLW club

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Former clubsRecruiting methodRef.
Kalinda Howarth Collingwood 26 years, 12 days176 Brisbane & Gold Coast Traded in 2023 [75]
Airlie Runnalls Collingwood 27 years, 50 days180 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [76]
Tara Bohanna Carlton 30 years, 165 days189 Gold Coast Traded in 2024 [77]
Liz McGrath West Coast 27 years, 165 days150 Port Adelaide & North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [78]
Lily Mithen Gold Coast 27 years, 234 days180 Melbourne Traded in 2024 [79]
Lulu Beatty Richmond 21 years, 131 days120 Carlton Replacement signing [80]
Montana Beruldsen Richmond 26 years, 171 days161 Sydney Traded in 2024 [81]
Jasmine Grierson Sydney 27 years, 91 days181 Melbourne, North Melbourne & Greater Western Sydney Delisted free agent in 2024 [82]
Darcy Moloney Sydney 22 years, 268 days172 Geelong Traded in 2024 [83]
Lulu Pullar Sydney 27 years, 43 days180 Brisbane & North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [84]
Paige Scott Richmond 21 years, 51 days183 Essendon Traded in 2024 [85]
Ash Van Loon Sydney 21 years, 4 days160 Essendon Traded in 2024 [86]
Eilish Sheerin North Melbourne 32 years, 315 days171 Richmond Traded in 2024 [87]
Ariana Hetherington North Melbourne 26 years, 51 days130 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [88]
Eleanor Brown Greater Western Sydney 25 years, 208 days170 Western Bulldogs Traded in 2024 [89]
Maggie MacLachlan Essendon 22 years, 351 days183 Port Adelaide & Fremantle Replacement signing [90]
Courtney Murphy Essendon 25 years, 36 days161 Brisbane & Greater Western Sydney Traded in 2024 [91]
Najwa Allen Hawthorn 31 years, 53 days130 Adelaide Traded in 2024 [92]
Charlotte Baskaran St Kilda 20 years, 251 days181 Hawthorn Traded in 2024 [93]
Amber Clarke St Kilda 20 years, 238 days184 Essendon Traded in 2024 [94]
Arianna Clarke St Kilda 26 years, 1 day141 Brisbane Replacement signing [95]
Hannah Ewings Adelaide 21 years, 149 days130 Port Adelaide Traded in 2024 [96]
Grace Kelly Adelaide 31 years, 121 days172 West Coast & St Kilda Traded in 2024 [97]
Ella Heads Port Adelaide 22 years, 54 days181 Sydney Traded in 2024 [98]
Bella Smith Fremantle 23 years, 331 days141 Collingwood & Sydney Traded in 2024 [99]
Taylah Levy Greater Western Sydney 24 years, 145 days273 Adelaide Traded in 2024 [100]
Lily-Rose Williamson Collingwood 20 years, 363 days270 Essendon Replacement signing [101]
Nicola Barr St Kilda 29 years, 71 days270 Greater Western Sydney Traded in 2024 [102]
Erica Fowler Geelong 33 years, 47 days261 Collingwood Replacement signing [103]
Daisy Walker Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 85 days360 Carlton Delisted free agent in 2023 [104]
Lauren Brazzale Richmond 31 years, 305 days410 Carlton & Collingwood Replacement signing [105]
Montana McKinnon Richmond 24 years, 54 days420 Adelaide Traded in 2023 [106]
Annabel Johnson West Coast 24 years, 319 days630 Geelong Traded in 2023 [107]
Mua Laloifi Western Bulldogs 32 years, 78 days910 Carlton Traded in 2023 [108]
Alana Gee St Kilda 21 years, 175 days910 Gold Coast Pick 58, 2024 national draft [109]

See also

References

  1. "AFLW - Every player". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. "AFLW Stats - 2025". aflwstats.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. "AFLW Player Statistics - 2025" . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. Ashley Centra at AustralianFootball.com
  5. Kellyann Hogan at AustralianFootball.com
  6. Sophie McKay at AustralianFootball.com
  7. Violet Patterson at AustralianFootball.com
  8. Poppy Scholz at AustralianFootball.com
  9. Kayla Dalgleish at AustralianFootball.com
  10. Havana Harris at AustralianFootball.com
  11. Tayla Gregory at AustralianFootball.com
  12. Nyalli Milne at AustralianFootball.com
  13. Lucia Painter at AustralianFootball.com
  14. Mia Salisbury at AustralianFootball.com
  15. Ellie Veerhuis at AustralianFootball.com
  16. Zippy Fish at AustralianFootball.com
  17. Caitlin Reid at AustralianFootball.com
  18. Piper Dunlop at AustralianFootball.com
  19. Emma Kilpatrick at AustralianFootball.com
  20. Blaithin Bogue at AustralianFootball.com
  21. Grace Belloni at AustralianFootball.com
  22. Taya Chambers at AustralianFootball.com
  23. Caitlin Fletcher at AustralianFootball.com
  24. Sara Howley at AustralianFootball.com
  25. Sophie Kavanagh at AustralianFootball.com
  26. Grace Kos at AustralianFootball.com
  27. Grace Martin at AustralianFootball.com
  28. Holly Ridewood at AustralianFootball.com
  29. Emma McDonald at AustralianFootball.com
  30. Molly O'Hehir at AustralianFootball.com
  31. Maggie Mahony at AustralianFootball.com
  32. Laela Ebert at AustralianFootball.com
  33. Sarah Poustie at AustralianFootball.com
  34. Lavinia Cox at AustralianFootball.com
  35. Zoe Besanko at AustralianFootball.com
  36. Kayleigh Cronin at AustralianFootball.com
  37. Kyla Forbes at AustralianFootball.com
  38. India Rasheed at AustralianFootball.com
  39. Jasmine Sowden at AustralianFootball.com
  40. Georgie Brisbane at AustralianFootball.com
  41. Indi Strom at AustralianFootball.com
  42. Amelia Martin at AustralianFootball.com
  43. Nease Dooley at AustralianFootball.com
  44. Grace Baba at AustralianFootball.com
  45. Chloe Gaunt at AustralianFootball.com
  46. Amy Gavin Mangan at AustralianFootball.com
  47. Lily Paterson at AustralianFootball.com
  48. Kayley Kavanagh at AustralianFootball.com
  49. Amelie Gladman at AustralianFootball.com
  50. Sierra Grieves at AustralianFootball.com
  51. Jess Verbrugge at AustralianFootball.com
  52. Courtney Lindgren at AustralianFootball.com
  53. Charlotte Riggs at AustralianFootball.com
  54. Elli Symonds at AustralianFootball.com
  55. Indiana West at AustralianFootball.com
  56. Siofra O'Connell at AustralianFootball.com
  57. Holly Ifould at AustralianFootball.com
  58. Maddison Torpey at AustralianFootball.com
  59. Alexis Gregor at AustralianFootball.com
  60. Sophie Strong at AustralianFootball.com
  61. Sienna Tallariti at AustralianFootball.com
  62. Tara Harrington at AustralianFootball.com
  63. Aisling Reidy at AustralianFootball.com
  64. Jasmine Evans at AustralianFootball.com
  65. Keeley Hardingham at AustralianFootball.com
  66. Matilda Banfield at AustralianFootball.com
  67. Lauren Young at AustralianFootball.com
  68. Lou-Lou Field at AustralianFootball.com
  69. Grace Brooker at AustralianFootball.com
  70. Poppy Stockwell at AustralianFootball.com
  71. Daisy Flockart at AustralianFootball.com
  72. Caitlin Tipping at AustralianFootball.com
  73. Georgia Knight at AustralianFootball.com
  74. Christina at AustralianFootball.com
  75. Kalinda Howarth at AustralianFootball.com
  76. Airlie Runnals at AustralianFootball.com
  77. Tara Bohanna at AustralianFootball.com
  78. Liz McGrath at AustralianFootball.com
  79. Lily Mithen at AustralianFootball.com
  80. Lulu Beatty at AustralianFootball.com
  81. Montana Beruldsen at AustralianFootball.com
  82. Jas Grierson at AustralianFootball.com
  83. Darcy Moloney at AustralianFootball.com
  84. Lulu Pullar at AustralianFootball.com
  85. Paige Scott at AustralianFootball.com
  86. Ash Van Loon at AustralianFootball.com
  87. Eilish Sheerin at AustralianFootball.com
  88. Ariana Hetherington at AustralianFootball.com
  89. Eleanor Brown at AustralianFootball.com
  90. Maggie MacLachlan at AustralianFootball.com
  91. Courtney Murphy at AustralianFootball.com
  92. Najwa Allen at AustralianFootball.com
  93. Charlotte Baskaran at AustralianFootball.com
  94. Amber Clarke at AustralianFootball.com
  95. Arianna Clarke at AustralianFootball.com
  96. Hannah Ewings at AustralianFootball.com
  97. Grace Kelly at AustralianFootball.com
  98. Ella Heads at AustralianFootball.com
  99. Bella Smith at AustralianFootball.com
  100. Taylah Levy at AustralianFootball.com
  101. Lily-Rose Williamson at AustralianFootball.com
  102. Nicola Barr at AustralianFootball.com
  103. Erica Fowler at AustralianFootball.com
  104. Daisy Walker at AustralianFootball.com
  105. Lauren Brazzale at AustralianFootball.com
  106. Montana McKinnon at AustralianFootball.com
  107. Annabel Johnson at AustralianFootball.com
  108. Vaomua Laloifi at AustralianFootball.com
  109. Alana Gee at AustralianFootball.com