This is a list of AFL Women's players who have multicultural ancestry (which includes players born overseas or who had one parent born overseas).
Bold indicates that the player is currently active.
Active players born outside of Australia
Birthplace Player Debut Current club Ref. 2025 2024 2025 2025 2025 2023 2019 2024 2023 2020 2023 2017 2025 2020 2024 2026 2026 2025 2022 (S6) 2020 2020 2023 2024 2022 (S7) 2026 2020 2023 2022 (S7) 2023 2019 2022 (S7) 2023 2023 2026 2026 2025 2024 2022 (S7) 2023 2025 2019 2019 2019 2022 (S7) 2019
Africa Kenya Elaine Grigg (born in Kenya)
South Africa Roxanne Roux
South Sudan Grace Baba Akec Makur Chuot (born in South Sudan)
Zimbabwe Roxanne Roux Charlotte Wilson
Americas Antigua and Barbuda Sabrina Frederick (father of Antiguan descent)
Canada Ellie Hampson Tunisha Kikoak (Inuk father)
Jamaica Sabrina Frederick (father of Jamaican descent)
United States Danielle Marshall (born in the United States)
Uruguay Courtney Munn
Asia Hong Kong Sophie Li (Hongkonger parents)
India Zoe Savarirayan (Indian heritage)
Japan Luka Yoshida-Martin
Lebanon Vivien Saad Haneen Zreika (Lebanese mother)
Malaysia Emmelie Fiedler (raised in Malaysia) Courtney Guard Amanda Ling (born in Malaysia)
Philippines
Hannah Button (Filipino mother) Hannah Ewings Rachelle Martin (Filipino mother) Justine Mules-Robinson (Filipino mother)Footy feels like freedom': Fil-Aus AFLW champ Justine Mules encourages more women to join the sport By Nikki Alfonso-Gregorio for SBS 12 May 2022
South Korea Lucy Single (Korean mother)
Sri Lanka Gabriella Pound (father of Sri Lankan descent) Chantella Perera (Sri Lankan parents)
Taiwan Rebecca Beeson (mother of Taiwanese descent) Joanna Lin (Taiwanese parents)
Europe Croatia Marijana Rajčić
Cyprus Evangeline Gooch
Denmark Tessa Boyd (Danish mother) Melissa Kuys
Germany Emmelie Fiedler (born in Germany to German mother) Tahlia Hickie
Ireland and Northern Ireland
Muireann Atkinson Bláithín Bogue (born in Northern Ireland) Yvonne Bonner Amy Boyle-Carr Aoibhin Cleary Ailish Considine Joanne Cregg Kayleigh Cronin Rosie Dillon Neasa Dooley Joanne Doonan Jennifer Dunne Laura Duryea Dayna Finn Clara Fitzpatrick (born in Northern Ireland) Erone Fitzpatrick Kate Flood Amy Gavin Mangan Aileen Gilroy (born in Ireland) Sinéad Goldrick Aoife Healy Katy Herron Kellyann Hogan Aoife Horisk Rachel Kearns Grace Kelly Niamh Kelly Anna-Rose Kennedy Tanya Kennedy Kate Kenny Orlagh Lally Saoirse Lally Lauren Magee Niamh Martin Aimee Mackin Blaithin Mackin Aisling McCarthy Cara McCrossan Lauren McConville Áine McDonagh Niamh McEvoy Niamh McLaughlin Aishling Moloney Amy Mulholland Ana Mulholland Emma Murray Siofra O'Connell Eilish O'Dowd Orla O'Dwyer Erika O'Shea Julie O'Sullivan Aisling Reidy Sarah Rowe Megan Ryan Aishling Sheridan Bríd Stack Cora Staunton Áine Tighe Vikki Wall
Italy Christina Bernardi Steph Chiocci Darcy Vescio
Malta Amanda Farrugia
Sweden Bianca Jakobsson
United Kingdom England
Nicola Barr Mikayla Bowen Stephanie Cain McKenzie Dowrick Abbey Dowrick Jade Ellenger (born in England)Between the Lions Episode 14 w/ Jade Ellenger & Special Guest Ally Anderson By Lions Media on Nov 23, 2022 Alicia Eva Sabrina Frederick (born in England)"Sabrina doing what she loves", The West Australian, 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017. Kellie Gibson Brianna Green Anne Hatchard Dana Hooker Sammie Johnson Kate Lutkins Rhiannon Metcalfe Hayley Miller Gabby Newton Brittany Perry Cat Phillips (born in England) Selina Priest Laura Pugh Jess Sedunary Philipa Seth Taylor Smith Lisa Webb
Scotland Janelle Cuthbertson Kirsten McLeod
Wales Jess Hosking Sarah Hosking
Oceania Fiji Helen Roden (born in Fiji)
Papua New Guinea Zimmorlei Farquharson (Papua New Guinean mother) Alicia Janz (Papua New Guinean and Indigenous Australian mother)
New Zealand
Najwa Allen Jacinda Barclay (born in New Zealand) Grace Brooker (born in New Zealand) Mhicca Carter (born in New Zealand) Richelle Cranston Abbey Dowrick McKenzie Dowrick Sabreena Duffy Jasmine Garner Serena Gibbs Dee Heslop (born in New Zealand) Moana HopeHOPE, MOANA. “Across the Ditch.” My Way, Melbourne University Publishing Ltd, 2017, pp. 163–66. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5993291.19. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024. Poppy Kelly Mua Laloifi Rheanne Lugg Celine Moody Breann Moody Rebecca Ott Lauren Pearce Tahlia Randall (mother of New Zealand descent) Lucy Single (New Zealand father) Ange Stannett (born in New Zealand) Kristy Stratton Indy Tahau (New Zealand parents) Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw Stevie-Lee Thompson (raised in New Zealand) Makaela Tuhakaraina (New Zealand father) Brooke Walker
Samoa Mua Laloifi (born in Samoa)
See also List of AFL Women's players born outside Australia List of VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds List of Australian Football League players born outside Australia
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