Ally Anderson


Alexandra Anderson is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's. Anderson was named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team and won the Brisbane best and fairest award in 2019.

Early life

Anderson was born in 1996 in Brisbane, Queensland. She was playing for Zillmere when she was drafted.

AFL Women's career

Anderson was recruited by with the number 47 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. Anderson went on to play all eight games in her debut season, including the six-point 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to. Brisbane signed Anderson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.
Anderson played all eight games for Brisbane again in 2018, including the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to the, Brisbane's second consecutive grand final loss. Brisbane signed Anderson for the 2019 season during the trade and signing period in May 2018.
Anderson had a career-best season in 2019, capped off by winning the Brisbane best and fairest award and being selected in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team. Following the AFL Women's season, Anderson played for in the VFL Women's.
Leading into the 2020 season, womens.afl journalist Sarah Black named Anderson at no. 26 on her list of the top 30 players in the AFLW. She was also selected in the AFL Players Association's 2017–2019 retrospective AFL Women's 22under22 team. Anderson finished the season as one of fourteen players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 30.

Statistics

! colspan=3 | Career
! 30
! 2
! 3
! 283
! 193
! 476
! 85
! 118
! 0.1
! 0.1
! 9.4
! 6.4
! 15.9
! 2.8
! 3.9
! 6

Honours and achievements

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