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 17th of August, 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

Summary of debuts in 2025
ClubAFLW debutsChange of club
Adelaide 22
Brisbane 00
Carlton 21
Collingwood 32
Essendon 32
Fremantle 21
Geelong 20
Gold Coast 51
Greater Western Sydney 51
Hawthorn 11
Melbourne 30
North Melbourne 12
Port Adelaide 11
Richmond 03
St Kilda 23
Sydney 24
West Coast 21
Western Bulldogs 20
Total3825

AFLW debuts

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Recruiting methodRef.
Ash Centra Collingwood 19 years, 73 days111Pick 1, 2024 national draft [3]
Kellyann Hogan Collingwood 23 years, 294 days110Rookie signing [4]
Sophie McKay Carlton 19 years, 109 days110Pick 17 (F/D), 2024 national draft [5]
Violet Patterson Collingwood 19 years, 217 days110Pick 42 (F/D), 2024 national draft [6]
Poppy Scholz Carlton 18 years, 226 days111Pick 6, 2024 national draft [7]
Kayla Dalgleish West Coast 19 years, 169 days110Pick 7, 2024 national draft [8]
Havana Harris Gold Coast 19 years, 44 days111Pick 2 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Tayla Gregory Gold Coast 28 years, 37 days110Injury replacement signing [9]
Nyalli Milne Gold Coast 19 years, 80 days110Pick 41 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Lucia Painter West Coast 19 years, 30 days113Pick 57, 2024 national draft [9]
Mia Salisbury Gold Coast 19 years, 48 days110Pick 29 (A), 2024 national draft [9]
Ellie Veerhuis Gold Coast 19 years, 208 days110Injury replacement signing [9]
Zippy Fish Sydney 19 years, 72 days110Pick 5, 2024 national draft [10]
Caitlin Reid Sydney 28 years, 128 days110Pick 60, 2024 national draft [11]
Piper Dunlop Geelong 21 years110Pick 37, 2024 national draft [12]
Emma Kilpatrick Geelong 19 years110Replacement signing [12]
Blaithin Bogue North Melbourne 25 years, 21 days1122024 supplementary selection [13]
Grace Belloni Essendon 18 years, 241 days111Pick 9, 2024 national draft [14]
Taya Chambers Essendon 19 years, 31 days110Pick 30, 2024 national draft [14]
Caitlin Fletcher Greater Western Sydney 21 years, 318 days110Replacement signing [15]
Sara Howley Greater Western Sydney 19 years, 199 days110Pick 4, 2024 national draft [15]
Sophie Kavangh Greater Western Sydney 20 years, 283 days110Replacement signing, previously listed with North Melbourne [15]
Grace Kos Greater Western Sydney 23 years110Rookie signing [15]
Grace Martin Greater Western Sydney 18 years, 349 days110Pick 22, 2024 national draft [15]
Holly Ridewood Essendon 18 years, 252 days112Pick 12, 2024 national draft [14]
Emma McDonald Western Bulldogs 19 years, 120 days110Pick 8, 2024 national draft [16]
Molly O'Hehir Melbourne 19 years, 84 days110Pick 3, 2024 national draft [17]
Maggie Mahony Melbourne 18 years, 301 days110Pick 21, 2024 national draft [17]
Laela Ebert Melbourne 19 years, 121 days110Injury replacement signing [17]
Sarah Poustie Western Bulldogs 19 years, 223 days110Pick 25, 2024 national draft [16]
Lavinia Cox Hawthorn 19 years, 198 days110Pick 15, 2024 national draft
Zoe Besanko St Kilda 19 years, 84 days112Pick 32, 2024 national draft
Kayleigh Cronin Adelaide 28 years, 300 days110Rookie signing
Kyla Forbes St Kilda 18 years, 344 days110Pick 55, 2024 national draft
India Rasheed Adelaide 18 years, 261 days111Pick 13, 2024 national draft
Jasmine Sowden Port Adelaide 18 years, 243 days110Pick 52, 2024 national draft
Georgie Brisbane Fremantle 18 years, 247 days110Pick 14, 2024 national draft
Indi Strom Fremantle 20 years, 313 days110Pick 51, 2024 national draft

Change of AFLW club

NameClubAge at debutDebut
round
Games
(in 2025)
Goals
(in 2025)
Former clubsRecruiting methodRef.
Kalinda Howarth Collingwood 26 years, 12 days110 Brisbane, Gold Coast Traded in 2023 [18]
Airlie Runnalls Collingwood 27 years, 50 days110 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [19]
Tara Bohanna Carlton 30 years, 165 days111 Gold Coast Traded in 2024 [20]
Liz McGrath West Coast 27 years, 165 days110 Port Adelaide, North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [8]
Lily Mithen Gold Coast 27 years, 234 days110 Melbourne Traded in 2024 [9]
Lulu Beatty Richmond 21 years, 131 days110 Carlton Replacement signing [21]
Montana Beruldsen Richmond 26 years, 171 days110 Sydney Traded in 2024 [22]
Jasmine Grierson Sydney 27 years, 91 days110 Melbourne, North Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney Delisted free agent in 2024 [23]
Darcy Moloney Sydney 22 years, 268 days111 Geelong Traded in 2024 [24]
Lulu Pullar Sydney 27 years, 43 days110 Brisbane, North Melbourne Traded in 2024 [25]
Paige Scott Richmond 21 years, 51 days110 Essendon Traded in 2024 [26]
Ash Van Loon Sydney 21 years, 4 days110 Essendon Traded in 2024 [27]
Eilish Sheerin North Melbourne 32 years, 315 days110 Richmond Traded in 2024 [13]
Ariana Hetherington North Melbourne 26 years, 51 days110 Fremantle Traded in 2024 [13]
Eleanor Brown Greater Western Sydney 25 years, 208 days110 Western Bulldogs Traded in 2024 [15]
Maggie MacLachlan Essendon 22 years, 351 days112 Port Adelaide, Fremantle Replacement player [14]
Courtney Murphy Essendon 25 years, 36 days111 Brisbane, Greater Western Sydney Traded in 2024 [14]
Najwa Allen Hawthorn 31 years, 53 days110 Adelaide Traded in 2024
Charlotte Baskaran St Kilda 20 years, 251 days110 Hawthorn Traded in 2024
Amber Clarke St Kilda 20 years, 238 days110 Essendon Traded in 2024
Arianna Clarke St Kilda 26 years, 1 day110 Brisbane Replacement player
Hannah Ewings Adelaide 21 years, 149 days110 Port Adelaide Traded in 2024
Grace Kelly Adelaide 31 years, 121 days110 West Coast, St Kilda Traded in 2024
Ella Heads Port Adelaide 22 years, 54 days110 Sydney Traded in 2024
Bella Smith Fremantle 23 years, 331 days110 Collingwood, Sydney Traded in 2024

See also

References

  1. "AFLW - Every player". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. "AFLW Stats - 2025". aflwstats.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. Ashley Centra at AustralianFootball.com
  4. Kellyann Hogan at AustralianFootball.com
  5. Sophie McKay at AustralianFootball.com
  6. Violet Patterson at AustralianFootball.com
  7. Poppy Scholz at AustralianFootball.com
  8. 1 2 "AFLW Team selection: New faces ready to fly". westcoasteagles.com.au. 13 August 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Welsh, Sophie (13 August 2025). "AFLW TEAMS: Debuts galore, Pie's long-awaited return, Eagle named". afl.com.au.
  10. Zippy Fish at AustralianFootball.com
  11. Caitlin Reid at AustralianFootball.com
  12. 1 2 "AFLW Team Selection | Cats Set for Saturday Afternoon Blockbuster". geelongcats.com.au. 14 August 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 "AFLW R1 team: New Roos locked in for season opener". nmfc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "AFLW team selection: Dons ready to open campaign in Canberra". essendonfc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Debutants By The Half-Dozen As GIANTS Face-Off With Bombers". gwsgiants.com.au. 14 August 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Double debut delight: McDonald, Poustie to face Dees". westernbulldogs.com.au. 13 August 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 "Round 1 | Dees lock in first line-up of 2025". melbournefc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
  18. Kalinda Howarth at AustralianFootball.com
  19. Airlie Runnals at AustralianFootball.com
  20. Tara Bohanna at AustralianFootball.com
  21. Lulu Beatty at AustralianFootball.com
  22. Montana Beruldsen at AustralianFootball.com
  23. Jas Grierson at AustralianFootball.com
  24. Darcy Moloney at AustralianFootball.com
  25. Lulu Pullar at AustralianFootball.com
  26. Paige Scott at AustralianFootball.com
  27. Ash Van Loon at AustralianFootball.com