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 September, 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2025
ClubAFLW debutsChange of club
Adelaide 22
Brisbane 10
Carlton 31
Collingwood 33
Essendon 62
Fremantle 41
Geelong 41
Gold Coast 51
Greater Western Sydney 53
Hawthorn 31
Melbourne 30
North Melbourne 22
Port Adelaide 31
Richmond 15
St Kilda 24
Sydney 34
West Coast 51
Western Bulldogs 20
Total5732

AFLW debuts

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Recruiting methodRef.
Ash Centra Collingwood 19 years, 73 days142Pick 1, 2024 national draft [3]
Kellyann Hogan Collingwood 23 years, 294 days110Rookie signing [4]
Sophie McKay Carlton 19 years, 109 days143Pick 17 (F/D), 2024 national draft [5]
Violet Patterson Collingwood 19 years, 217 days140Pick 42 (F/D), 2024 national draft [6]
Poppy Scholz Carlton 18 years, 226 days141Pick 6, 2024 national draft [7]
Kayla Dalgleish West Coast 19 years, 169 days144Pick 7, 2024 national draft [8]
Havana Harris Gold Coast 19 years, 44 days144Pick 2 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Tayla Gregory Gold Coast 28 years, 37 days121Injury replacement signing [9]
Nyalli Milne Gold Coast 19 years, 80 days141Pick 41 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Lucia Painter West Coast 19 years, 30 days145Pick 57, 2024 national draft [9]
Mia Salisbury Gold Coast 19 years, 48 days140Pick 29 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Ellie Veerhuis Gold Coast 19 years, 208 days140Injury replacement signing [9]
Zippy Fish Sydney 19 years, 72 days141Pick 5, 2024 national draft [10]
Caitlin Reid Sydney 28 years, 128 days130Pick 60, 2024 national draft [11]
Piper Dunlop Geelong 21 years140Pick 37, 2024 national draft [12]
Emma Kilpatrick Geelong 19 years140Replacement signing [12]
Blaithin Bogue North Melbourne 25 years, 21 days1482024 supplementary selection [13]
Grace Belloni Essendon 18 years, 241 days142Pick 9, 2024 national draft [14]
Taya Chambers Essendon 19 years, 31 days140Pick 30, 2024 national draft [14]
Caitlin Fletcher Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 318 days110Replacement signing [15]
Sara Howley Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 199 days140Pick 4, 2024 national draft [15]
Sophie Kavangh Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 283 days120Replacement signing, previously listed with North Melbourne [15]
Grace Kos Greater Western Sydney 23 years130Rookie signing [15]
Grace Martin Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 349 days140Pick 22, 2024 national draft [15]
Holly Ridewood Essendon 18 years, 252 days142Pick 12, 2024 national draft [14]
Emma McDonald Western Bulldogs 19 years, 120 days141Pick 8, 2024 national draft [16]
Molly O'Hehir Melbourne 19 years, 84 days140Pick 3, 2024 national draft [17]
Maggie Mahony Melbourne 18 years, 301 days140Pick 21, 2024 national draft [17]
Laela Ebert Melbourne 19 years, 121 days140Injury replacement signing [17]
Sarah Poustie Western Bulldogs 19 years, 223 days130Pick 25, 2024 national draft [16]
Lavinia Cox Hawthorn 19 years, 198 days130Pick 15, 2024 national draft [18]
Zoe Besanko St Kilda 19 years, 84 days142Pick 32, 2024 national draft [19]
Kayleigh Cronin Adelaide 28 years, 300 days130Rookie signing [20]
Kyla Forbes St Kilda 18 years, 344 days140Pick 55, 2024 national draft [21]
India Rasheed Adelaide 18 years, 261 days141Pick 13, 2024 national draft [22]
Jasmine Sowden Port Adelaide 18 years, 243 days141Pick 52, 2024 national draft [23]
Georgie Brisbane Fremantle 18 years, 247 days130Pick 14, 2024 national draft [24]
Indi Strom Fremantle 20 years, 313 days140Pick 51, 2024 national draft [25]
Amelia Martin Sydney 18 years, 349 days221Pick 56, 2024 national draft [26]
Nease Dooley Brisbane 25 years, 139 days232Rookie signing [27]
Grace Baba Hawthorn 18 years, 340 days230Pick 28, 2024 national draft [28]
Chloe Gaunt Port Adelaide 19 years, 33 days231Pick 48, 2024 national draft [29]
Amy Gavin Mangan North Melbourne 26 years, 216 days211Rookie signing [30]
Lily Paterson Port Adelaide 19 years, 113 days230Pick 19, 2024 national draft [31]
Kayley Kavanagh West Coast 20 years, 49 days210Pick 14, 2023 national draft [32]
Amelie Gladman Essendon 19 years, 74 days320Injury replacement signing [33]
Sierra Grieves Richmond 19 years, 103 days320Pick 11, 2024 national draft [34]
Jess Verbrugge Essendon 21 years, 206 days320Injury replacement signing [35]
Courtney Lindgren West Coast 23 years, 229 days320Injury replacement signing [36]
Charlotte Riggs West Coast 18 years, 301 days322Pick 24, 2024 national draft [37]
Elli Symonds Hawthorn 18 years, 325 days320Pick 45, 2024 national draft [38]
Indiana West Fremantle 19 years, 55 days320Injury replacement signing [39]
Siofra O'Connell Carlton 24 years, 129 days320Rookie signing [40]
Holly Ifould Fremantle 20 years, 5 days410Pick 49, 2023 national draft [41]
Alexis Gregor Geelong 19 years, 154 days410Pick 10, 2024 national draft [42]
Sophie Strong Essendon 18 years, 325 days410Pick 35, 2024 national draft [43]
Sienna Tallariti Geelong 19 years, 59 days410Pick 18, 2024 national draft [44]

Change of AFLW club

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Former clubsRecruiting methodRef.
Kalinda Howarth Collingwood 26 years, 12 days142 Brisbane, Gold Coast Traded in 2023 [45]
Airlie Runnalls Collingwood 27 years, 50 days140 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [46]
Tara Bohanna Carlton 30 years, 165 days144 Gold Coast Traded in 2024 [47]
Liz McGrath West Coast 27 years, 165 days140 Port Adelaide, North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [8]
Lily Mithen Gold Coast 27 years, 234 days140 Melbourne Traded in 2024 [9]
Lulu Beatty Richmond 21 years, 131 days120 Carlton Replacement signing [48]
Montana Beruldsen Richmond 26 years, 171 days130 Sydney Traded in 2024 [49]
Jasmine Grierson Sydney 27 years, 91 days141 Melbourne, North Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney Delisted free agent in 2024 [50]
Darcy Moloney Sydney 22 years, 268 days142 Geelong Traded in 2024 [51]
Lulu Pullar Sydney 27 years, 43 days140 Brisbane, North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [52]
Paige Scott Richmond 21 years, 51 days142 Essendon Traded in 2024 [53]
Ash Van Loon Sydney 21 years, 4 days140 Essendon Traded in 2024 [54]
Eilish Sheerin North Melbourne 32 years, 315 days141 Richmond Traded in 2024 [13]
Ariana Hetherington North Melbourne 26 years, 51 days130 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [13]
Eleanor Brown Greater Western Sydney 25 years, 208 days140 Western Bulldogs Traded in 2024 [15]
Maggie MacLachlan Essendon 22 years, 351 days143 Port Adelaide, Fremantle Replacement player [14]
Courtney Murphy Essendon 25 years, 36 days131 Brisbane, Greater Western Sydney Traded in 2024 [14]
Najwa Allen Hawthorn 31 years, 53 days130 Adelaide Traded in 2024 [55]
Charlotte Baskaran St Kilda 20 years, 251 days140 Hawthorn Traded in 2024 [56]
Amber Clarke St Kilda 20 years, 238 days141 Essendon Traded in 2024 [57]
Arianna Clarke St Kilda 26 years, 1 day120 Brisbane Replacement player [58]
Hannah Ewings Adelaide 21 years, 149 days110 Port Adelaide Traded in 2024 [59]
Grace Kelly Adelaide 31 years, 121 days140 West Coast, St Kilda Traded in 2024 [60]
Ella Heads Port Adelaide 22 years, 54 days141 Sydney Traded in 2024 [61]
Bella Smith Fremantle 23 years, 331 days141 Collingwood, Sydney Traded in 2024 [62]
Taylah Levy Greater Western Sydney 24 years, 145 days230 Adelaide Traded in 2024 [63]
Lily-Rose Williamson Collingwood 20 years, 363 days230 Essendon Replacement player [64]
Nicola Barr St Kilda 29 years, 71 days230 Greater Western Sydney Traded in 2024 [65]
Erica Fowler Geelong 33 years, 47 days230 Collingwood Replacement player [66]
Daisy Walker Greater Western Sydney 23 years, 85 days320 Carlton Delisted free agent in 2023 [67]
Lauren Brazzale Richmond 31 years, 305 days410 Carlton, Collingwood Replacement player [68]
Montana McKinnon Richmond 24 years, 54 days410 Carlton, Collingwood Traded in 2023 [69]

See also

References

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  2. "AFLW Stats - 2025". aflwstats.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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  4. Kellyann Hogan at AustralianFootball.com
  5. Sophie McKay at AustralianFootball.com
  6. Violet Patterson at AustralianFootball.com
  7. Poppy Scholz at AustralianFootball.com
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  19. Zoe Besanko at AustralianFootball.com
  20. Kayleigh Cronin at AustralianFootball.com
  21. Kyla Forbes at AustralianFootball.com
  22. India Rasheed at AustralianFootball.com
  23. Jasmine Sowden at AustralianFootball.com
  24. Georgie Brisbane at AustralianFootball.com
  25. Indi Strom at AustralianFootball.com
  26. Amelia Martin at AustralianFootball.com
  27. Nease Dooley at AustralianFootball.com
  28. Grace Baba at AustralianFootball.com
  29. Chloe Gaunt at AustralianFootball.com
  30. Amy Gavin Mangan at AustralianFootball.com
  31. Lily Paterson at AustralianFootball.com
  32. Kayley Kavanagh at AustralianFootball.com
  33. Amelie Gladman at AustralianFootball.com
  34. Sierra Grieves at AustralianFootball.com
  35. Jess Verbrugge at AustralianFootball.com
  36. Courtney Lindgren at AustralianFootball.com
  37. Charlotte Riggs at AustralianFootball.com
  38. Elli Symonds at AustralianFootball.com
  39. Indiana West at AustralianFootball.com
  40. Siofra O'Connell at AustralianFootball.com
  41. Holly Ifould at AustralianFootball.com
  42. Alexis Gregor at AustralianFootball.com
  43. Sophie Strong at AustralianFootball.com
  44. Sienna Tallariti at AustralianFootball.com
  45. Kalinda Howarth at AustralianFootball.com
  46. Airlie Runnals at AustralianFootball.com
  47. Tara Bohanna at AustralianFootball.com
  48. Lulu Beatty at AustralianFootball.com
  49. Montana Beruldsen at AustralianFootball.com
  50. Jas Grierson at AustralianFootball.com
  51. Darcy Moloney at AustralianFootball.com
  52. Lulu Pullar at AustralianFootball.com
  53. Paige Scott at AustralianFootball.com
  54. Ash Van Loon at AustralianFootball.com
  55. Najwa Allen at AustralianFootball.com
  56. Charlotte Baskaran at AustralianFootball.com
  57. Amber Clarke at AustralianFootball.com
  58. Arianna Clarke at AustralianFootball.com
  59. Hannah Ewings at AustralianFootball.com
  60. Grace Kelly at AustralianFootball.com
  61. Ella Heads at AustralianFootball.com
  62. Bella Smith at AustralianFootball.com
  63. Taylah Levy at AustralianFootball.com
  64. Lily-Rose Williamson at AustralianFootball.com
  65. Nicola Barr at AustralianFootball.com
  66. Erica Fowler at AustralianFootball.com
  67. Daisy Walker at AustralianFootball.com
  68. Lauren Brazzale at AustralianFootball.com
  69. Montana McKinnon at AustralianFootball.com