Women's Footy Brisbane Lions AFLW 2025

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[dlanod]

AFLW website given up

Hilariously that's a surprisingly good sign

 

[Section 5]

ROUND 1

1. Richmond - Olivia Wolmarans (tall forward, Subiaco/Mt Hawthorn Cardinals)

2. GWS Giants - Scarlett Johnson (winger/defender, Northern Knights/Eltham)

3. GWS Giants (bid not matched by Sydney) - Kiera Yerbury (midfielder, Sydney Swans Academy/Singleton)

4. Gold Coast Suns (Adelaide bid matched) - Sunny Lappin (midfielder/forward, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Southport)

5. Adelaide Crows - Chloe Bown (midfielder, Oakleigh Chargers/Kew Comets)

6. Sydney Swans (Collingwood bid matched) - Alex Neyland (utility, Sydney Swans Academy/Singleton)

7. Gold Coast Suns (Collingwood bid matched) - Ava Usher (midfielder, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Burleigh)

8. Collingwood - Imogen Trengove (midfielder/forward, Woodville-West Torrens/Glenunga)

9. Gold Coast Suns (Essendon bid matched) - Georja Davies (utility, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Southport)

10. Essendon - Maggie Johnstone (midfielder/medium forward, GWV Rebels/South Warrnambool)

11. Geelong - Evie Cowcher (medium defender, Peel Thunder/Pinjarra)

12. Gold Coast Suns (Bulldogs bid matched) - Alannah Welsh (forward, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Tweed Coolangatta)

13. Gold Coast Suns (Bulldogs bid matched) - Mikayla Nurse (wing/midfielder, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Southport)

14. Western Bulldogs - Mizuki Brothwell (medium defender, Dandenong Stingrays/Balnarring)

15. Gold Coast Suns (Melbourne bid matched) - Dekota Baron (tall forward/ruck, Gold Coast Suns Academy/Southport)

16. Melbourne - Jordyn Allen (medium defender, Eastern Ranges/Heathmont)

17. Port Adelaide - Sophie Eaton (midfielder, Central District/Freeling)

18. Sydney Swans (Brisbane bid matched) - Madeleine Quinn (ruck/tall forward, Sydney Swans Academy/UTS Bats)

19. Brisbane Lions - Asher Fearn-Wannan (utility, Eastern Ranges/Blackburn)

20. West Coast Eagles - Mia Russo (midfielder/forward, West Perth/Wanneroo)

21. Adelaide Crows - Lucy Waye (medium forward/midfielder, West Adelaide/Goodwood Saints)

22. Melbourne - Chloe Baker-West (midfielder/small defender, Calder Cannons/Strathmore)

23. Collingwood - Amy Smith (utility, Sandringham Dragons)

24. Carlton - Lily Baxter (utility, South Adelaide)

25. Adelaide Crows - Olivia Gorman (midfielder, Northern Knights)

ROUND 2

26. St Kilda - Jade McLay (utility, Calder Cannons/Diamond Creek Women’s)

27. Geelong - Priya Bowering (midfielder, Tasmania Devils/Lauderdale)

28. Collingwood - Mischa Barwin (forward/midfielder, Tasmania Devils)

29. Collingwood - Josephine Bamford (ruck, Eastern Ranges)

30. Port Adelaide - Olivia Crane (defender/wing, Subiaco)

31. St Kilda - Chelsea Sutton (midfielder/forward, Gippsland Power)

32. Gold Coast Suns - Bronte Parker (midfielder, Gold Coast Suns Academy)

33. Brisbane Lions - Marlo Graham (midfielder/forward, Northern Knights)

34. Carlton - Tayla McMillan (midfielder/small forward, Eastern Ranges/Wantirna South)

35. Fremantle - Charli Hazelhurst (tall utility, Norwood)

36. West Coast Eagles - Jovie Skewes-Clinton (tall utility, GWV Rebels)

37. North Melbourne - Kristi-Lee Weston-Turner (forward/midfielder, Western Bulldogs)

ROUND 3

38. Richmond - Fina Dethlefsen (tall forward, WAFLW Perth)

39. Adelaide Crows - Alicia Blizard (forward, East Fremantle)

40. Fremantle - Monique Bessen (midfielder/forward, Sturt)

41. Collingwood - Matilda Argus (defender/midfielder, Dandenong Stingrays)

42. St Kilda - Abby Hobson (forward, Gippsland Power)

43. Geelong - Renee Morgan (midfielder, South Fremantle)

44. Gold Coast Suns (Bulldogs bid matched) - Rhianna Ingram (defender, Gold Coast Suns Academy)

45. Western Bulldogs - Charlie O'Connor-Moreira (wing, Western Jets)

46. Fremantle - Mia Anderson (midfielder, Tasmania Devils)

47. Sydney Swans - Molly Thomas (midfielder, Sydney Swans Academy/Singleton)

48. Collingwood - Zara Neuwirth (defender, Oakleigh Chargers)

49. North Melbourne - Shauna McElligott (medium forward, Calder Cannons)

50. Essendon - Nalu Brothwell (forward, Dandenong Stingrays)

51. Hawthorn - Hannah Looney (Cork)

52. Brisbane Lions - Olivia Lacy (midfielder/defender, Bendigo Pioneers)

53. North Melbourne - Sarah Wall (Meath)

ROUND 4

54. Richmond - Baia Pugh (midfielder/forward, Gippsland Power)

55. GWS Giants - Yasmeen Janschek (ruck, Giants Academy)

56. Sydney Swans - Pass

57. Hawthorn - Maya Dear (father-daughter signing)

58. Hawthorn - Pass

59. Brisbane Lions - Meg Lappin (tall utility, Geelong Falcons - father-daughter signing)

ROUND 5

60. St Kilda - Maya Louvel-Finn (defender, East Fremantle)

61. St Kilda - Carys D'Addario (midfielder, Swan Districts)

62. Gold Coast Suns - Pass

63. Adelaide Crows - Ava Stewart (tall utility, Swan Districts)

 

[Perrip]

Still 1 list spot left for a rookie, DFA, or using it in the preseason draft next year

 

[The Flying Belgian]

 

[Perrip]

The Lions are set to announce the signing of Irishwoman Caitlin Kennedy as an other sport rookie.

 

[briztoon]

2025 AFLW Draft review: Brisbane Lions

Brisbane drafted four Victorians with versatility and upside in their 2025 AFLW Draft haul as they look to add extra run to the side.

central.rookieme.com

 

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Draft bonanza, free agency power: Devils' AFLW list build rules revealed

TASMANIA'S first ever AFLW side will be able to sign up to 18 rival players as special free agents...
However, as revealed by AFL.com.au in October, existing AFLW clubs will be granted a mechanism to protect up to 12 contracted players from being poached by the Devils after the League officially informed teams of the expansion list rules on Wednesday.
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it's expected that the overwhelming majority of Tasmania's initial list build will be formed through a newly created 'expansion free agency' model that will give the Devils the ability to sign players – contracted or not – as free agents.
Tasmania will be given a signing bonus of 33 per cent of the total player payment package in effect at the year of its entry to attract rival talent, with an ability to sign up to 18 players as an 'expansion free agent' without having to trade for them.
But, as previously flagged and for the first time in AFLW, existing clubs will now be able to protect a certain number of players – based on a sliding scale reflecting previous ladder positions – from Tasmania's clutches.
The protections had been a critical suggestion from existing clubs during feedback sessions held with the AFL across recent months, after foundation AFLW sides were powerless to protect their best players from three previous iterations of expansion.
Clubs will be able to protect a standard number of six contracted players, a maximum of 12 players and a minimum of three players from being classified as 'expansion free agents' if they are contracted at the time of Tasmania's arrival.
The total number of players each club will be able to protect will depend on previous ladder positions at the time of the Devils' entry, with teams at the bottom of the ladder able to block more players from leaving than teams at the top.
Clubs will also be able to lose multiple players via 'expansion free agency', again depending on the sliding scale, with a standard number of two players, a maximum of four players and a minimum of one player able to depart per club.

 

[dlanod]

Until the scrapping of the tier system, this will be the best way to lure out some of NM's stars and bring them back to the comp.

But realistically we're going to lose more somehow because we always do.

 

[Perrip]

Until the scrapping of the tier system, this will be the best way to lure out some of NM's stars and bring them back to the comp.

Hopefully they get rid of it post-2027 in the new CBA and implement a legit salary cap.

 

[Perrip]

AFLW pioneer Bree Brock steps down from Lions

 

[Nathan Barley]

Maybe not the worse time for some change in the women's program

 

[Perrip]

Your club's best 21: Who's in, who's out, who's new

There is an expectation that there will be some change at Brisbane in 2026, but not in a sweeping manner. 2024 draftee Lilly Baker seems primed to take up a place as a key defender, releasing someone like Shannon Campbell to be used more as a swing option depending on what is needed. Lily-Rose Williamson seems likely to replace Ellie Hampson in the team as a midfield/forward rotation after the latter's trade to Port Adelaide. Meanwhile with Taylor Smith now at Sydney, it is make-or-break time for Rania Crozier. There is opportunity for someone like Eleanor Hartill to play more time as a forward rotation, rather than her and Tahlia Hickie sharing the ruck duties coming off the bench, so there's every chance coach Craig Starcevich will prefer just the two talls ahead of the ball. Expect to see Evie Long, Sophie Peters, and Claudia Wright all stake a claim on the side, but at this stage it's hard to see who they push out, while draftee Meg Lappin may challenge Baker for the second tall defender position. Irish recruit Caitlin Kennedy could also follow in new teammate Jennifer Dunne's footsteps and hit the ground running once she arrives in the country. As a tall, powerful runner whose position is yet to be bedded down, she could fight for a place alongside Dunne in defence, or even establish herself in the midfield/forward rotation.

B: Lilly Baker, Jennifer Dunne
HB: Natalie Grider, Breanna Koenen, Jade Ellenge
C: Sophie Conway, Ally Anderson, Orla O'Dwyer
HF: Charlie Mullins, Dakota Davidson, Courtney Hodder
F: Rania Crozier, Neasa Dooley
Foll: Tahlia Hickie, Belle Dawes, Cathy Svarc
I/C: Shannon Campbell, Lily-Rose Williamson, Ruby Svarc, Lily Postlethwaite, Eleanor Hartill
Depth: Evie Long, Meg Lappin, Olivia Lacy, Marlo Graham, Asher Fearn-Wannan, Shanae Davison, Sophie Peters, Claudia Wright, Caitlin Kennedy