AFLW Player Olivia Lacy (2025-)

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Bendigo Pioneers product, Olivia Lacy was selected with pick 52, the Lions third selection for the evening.

The 169cm defender known for her cleanliness and leadership skills also has the ability to play as a midfielder, spending time there during her draft year.

"Smart, clean and composed with ball in hand. Liv is a competitor who has shown us that she is determined to make the most of an opportunity at AFLW level,” Swann said.

“Her willingness to hunt the opposition will add to our defensive line but could also be useful further up the field."

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SNAPSHOT: “A natural footballer with plenty of likeable traits, Lacy has proven herself as both a defender and midfielder boasting a contested appetite.”



Olivia Lacy has had her share of interruptions the last two seasons, but looms as a really good value pickup late in the draft. Having shown great footballing traits as a bottom-ager, she had an injury-interrupted start to the season, but returned to play a couple of games for Vic Country and earn a State Draft Combine invite.



Lacy is a career-footballer, having started almost a decade ago for the Huntly Hawks in the Bendigo Junior Football League (BJFL). Playing 13 games in her first season, Lacy was hooked and though she moved to Quarry Hill and eventually Sandhurst just before the global pandemic, remained strong with her football. While 2020 limited her to just two games, Lacy was already showing signs of a promising player.



When the action return in 2021, the 14-year-old was among the best in bost matches and hitting the scoreboard too. A huge season for Sandhurst Under 16s followed the next year, named best in 10 of her 14 games, while earning a spot on the BJFL interleague side.



Her form rolled on into her double bottom-age season, starring for Sandhurst en route to a dominant premiership win over Strathfieldsaye in 2023. Earlier that year, Lacy made her debut for Bendigo Pioneers at both Under 16s and Under 18s level, while also running out for Vic Country at the National Development Championships.



From there, Lacy only went from strength-to-strength, playing 12 games for Bendigo at Talent League Girls level and averaging 12.4 disposals, 2.3 marks, 5.8 tackles and 3.0 rebound 50s, predominantly as a defender. However the natural midfielder moved into that role – while still spending time in defence – in 2025, where here numbers booted to 18.6 disposals, 3.9 marks and 6.3 tackles, overcoming an early season injury which restricted her to eight games.



Lacy did manage to crack in for two Vic Country clashes – as a defender – averaging 9.5 disposals, 1.5 marks and 2.0 tackles, finishing the year in a much more positive light after concussion ruled her out of her 2024 season finish, and Under 17 Futures chance. Still, the form she has shown over a number of seasons earned her a State Draft Combine invite.

Olivia Lacy Draft Profile

Olivia Lacy is a smart footballer with plenty of intriguing traits, capable of playing both defence and on-ball which catch the eye.

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