List of AFL Women's debuts in 2025
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]
Summary
| Club | AFLW debuts | Change of club |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 2 | 2 |
| Brisbane | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton | 2 | 1 |
| Collingwood | 3 | 2 |
| Essendon | 3 | 2 |
| Fremantle | 2 | 1 |
| Geelong | 2 | 0 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 1 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5 | 1 |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 1 |
| Melbourne | 3 | 0 |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 2 |
| Port Adelaide | 1 | 1 |
| Richmond | 0 | 3 |
| St Kilda | 2 | 3 |
| Sydney | 2 | 4 |
| West Coast | 2 | 1 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 25 |
AFLW debuts
| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2025) | Goals (in 2025) | Recruiting method | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Centra | Collingwood | 19 years, 73 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 1, 2024 national draft | [3] |
| Kellyann Hogan | Collingwood | 23 years, 294 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Rookie signing | [4] |
| Sophie McKay | Carlton | 19 years, 109 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 17 (F/D), 2024 national draft | [5] |
| Violet Patterson | Collingwood | 19 years, 217 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 42 (F/D), 2024 national draft | [6] |
| Poppy Scholz | Carlton | 18 years, 226 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 6, 2024 national draft | [7] |
| Kayla Dalgleish | West Coast | 19 years, 169 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 7, 2024 national draft | [8] |
| Havana Harris | Gold Coast | 19 years, 44 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 2 (A), 2024 national draft | [9] |
| Tayla Gregory | Gold Coast | 28 years, 37 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Injury replacement signing | [9] |
| Nyalli Milne | Gold Coast | 19 years, 80 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 41 (A), 2024 national draft | [9] |
| Lucia Painter | West Coast | 19 years, 30 days | 1 | 1 | 3 | Pick 57, 2024 national draft | [9] |
| Mia Salisbury | Gold Coast | 19 years, 48 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 29 (A), 2024 national draft | [9] |
| Ellie Veerhuis | Gold Coast | 19 years, 208 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Injury replacement signing | [9] |
| Zippy Fish | Sydney | 19 years, 72 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 5, 2024 national draft | [10] |
| Caitlin Reid | Sydney | 28 years, 128 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 60, 2024 national draft | [11] |
| Piper Dunlop | Geelong | 21 years | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 37, 2024 national draft | [12] |
| Emma Kilpatrick | Geelong | 19 years | 1 | 1 | 0 | Replacement signing | [12] |
| Blaithin Bogue | North Melbourne | 25 years, 21 days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2024 supplementary selection | [13] |
| Grace Belloni | Essendon | 18 years, 241 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 9, 2024 national draft | [14] |
| Taya Chambers | Essendon | 19 years, 31 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 30, 2024 national draft | [14] |
| Caitlin Fletcher | Greater Western Sydney | 21 years, 318 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Replacement signing | [15] |
| Sara Howley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 years, 199 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 4, 2024 national draft | [15] |
| Sophie Kavangh | Greater Western Sydney | 20 years, 283 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Replacement signing, previously listed with North Melbourne | [15] |
| Grace Kos | Greater Western Sydney | 23 years | 1 | 1 | 0 | Rookie signing | [15] |
| Grace Martin | Greater Western Sydney | 18 years, 349 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 22, 2024 national draft | [15] |
| Holly Ridewood | Essendon | 18 years, 252 days | 1 | 1 | 2 | Pick 12, 2024 national draft | [14] |
| Emma McDonald | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 120 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 8, 2024 national draft | [16] |
| Molly O'Hehir | Melbourne | 19 years, 84 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 3, 2024 national draft | [17] |
| Maggie Mahony | Melbourne | 18 years, 301 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 21, 2024 national draft | [17] |
| Laela Ebert | Melbourne | 19 years, 121 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Injury replacement signing | [17] |
| Sarah Poustie | Western Bulldogs | 19 years, 223 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 25, 2024 national draft | [16] |
| Lavinia Cox | Hawthorn | 19 years, 198 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 15, 2024 national draft | |
| Zoe Besanko | St Kilda | 19 years, 84 days | 1 | 1 | 2 | Pick 32, 2024 national draft | |
| Kayleigh Cronin | Adelaide | 28 years, 300 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Rookie signing | |
| Kyla Forbes | St Kilda | 18 years, 344 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 55, 2024 national draft | |
| India Rasheed | Adelaide | 18 years, 261 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pick 13, 2024 national draft | |
| Jasmine Sowden | Port Adelaide | 18 years, 243 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 52, 2024 national draft | |
| Georgie Brisbane | Fremantle | 18 years, 247 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 14, 2024 national draft | |
| Indi Strom | Fremantle | 20 years, 313 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Pick 51, 2024 national draft |
Change of AFLW club
| Name | Club | Age at debut | Debut round | Games (in 2025) | Goals (in 2025) | Former clubs | Recruiting method | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalinda Howarth | Collingwood | 26 years, 12 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Brisbane, Gold Coast | Traded in 2023 | [18] |
| Airlie Runnalls | Collingwood | 27 years, 50 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Fremantle | Traded in 2024 | [19] |
| Tara Bohanna | Carlton | 30 years, 165 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Gold Coast | Traded in 2024 | [20] |
| Liz McGrath | West Coast | 27 years, 165 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Port Adelaide, North Melbourne | Traded in 2024 | [8] |
| Lily Mithen | Gold Coast | 27 years, 234 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Melbourne | Traded in 2024 | [9] |
| Lulu Beatty | Richmond | 21 years, 131 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Carlton | Replacement signing | [21] |
| Montana Beruldsen | Richmond | 26 years, 171 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Sydney | Traded in 2024 | [22] |
| Jasmine Grierson | Sydney | 27 years, 91 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Melbourne, North Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney | Delisted free agent in 2024 | [23] |
| Darcy Moloney | Sydney | 22 years, 268 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Geelong | Traded in 2024 | [24] |
| Lulu Pullar | Sydney | 27 years, 43 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Brisbane, North Melbourne | Traded in 2024 | [25] |
| Paige Scott | Richmond | 21 years, 51 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Essendon | Traded in 2024 | [26] |
| Ash Van Loon | Sydney | 21 years, 4 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Essendon | Traded in 2024 | [27] |
| Eilish Sheerin | North Melbourne | 32 years, 315 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Richmond | Traded in 2024 | [13] |
| Ariana Hetherington | North Melbourne | 26 years, 51 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Fremantle | Traded in 2024 | [13] |
| Eleanor Brown | Greater Western Sydney | 25 years, 208 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Western Bulldogs | Traded in 2024 | [15] |
| Maggie MacLachlan | Essendon | 22 years, 351 days | 1 | 1 | 2 | Port Adelaide, Fremantle | Replacement player | [14] |
| Courtney Murphy | Essendon | 25 years, 36 days | 1 | 1 | 1 | Brisbane, Greater Western Sydney | Traded in 2024 | [14] |
| Najwa Allen | Hawthorn | 31 years, 53 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Adelaide | Traded in 2024 | |
| Charlotte Baskaran | St Kilda | 20 years, 251 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Hawthorn | Traded in 2024 | |
| Amber Clarke | St Kilda | 20 years, 238 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Essendon | Traded in 2024 | |
| Arianna Clarke | St Kilda | 26 years, 1 day | 1 | 1 | 0 | Brisbane | Replacement player | |
| Hannah Ewings | Adelaide | 21 years, 149 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Port Adelaide | Traded in 2024 | |
| Grace Kelly | Adelaide | 31 years, 121 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | West Coast, St Kilda | Traded in 2024 | |
| Ella Heads | Port Adelaide | 22 years, 54 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Sydney | Traded in 2024 | |
| Bella Smith | Fremantle | 23 years, 331 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | Collingwood, Sydney | Traded in 2024 |
See also
References
- ^ "AFLW - Every player". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "AFLW Stats - 2025". aflwstats.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Ashley Centra at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Kellyann Hogan at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Sophie McKay at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Violet Patterson at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Poppy Scholz at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ a b "AFLW Team selection: New faces ready to fly". westcoasteagles.com.au. 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Welsh, Sophie (13 August 2025). "AFLW TEAMS: Debuts galore, Pie's long-awaited return, Eagle named". afl.com.au.
- ^ Zippy Fish at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Caitlin Reid at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ a b "AFLW Team Selection | Cats Set for Saturday Afternoon Blockbuster". geelongcats.com.au. 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "AFLW R1 team: New Roos locked in for season opener". nmfc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "AFLW team selection: Dons ready to open campaign in Canberra". essendonfc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Debutants By The Half-Dozen As GIANTS Face-Off With Bombers". gwsgiants.com.au. 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Double debut delight: McDonald, Poustie to face Dees". westernbulldogs.com.au. 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Round 1 | Dees lock in first line-up of 2025". melbournefc.com.au. 14 August 2025.
- ^ Kalinda Howarth at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Airlie Runnals at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Tara Bohanna at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Lulu Beatty at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Montana Beruldsen at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Jas Grierson at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Darcy Moloney at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Lulu Pullar at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Paige Scott at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ Ash Van Loon at AustralianFootball.com