Ally Anderson facts for kids
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Anderson playing for Brisbane in 2022
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| Full name | Alexandra Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Original team | Zillmere (QWAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 47, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Brisbane v. Melbourne, at Casey Fields |
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| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Brisbane | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
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Alexandra Anderson (born March 25, 1994) is an amazing Australian rules footballer. She plays for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's (AFLW) league. Ally is known for being one of the best players in the league. She won the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 best and fairest award. She has also helped her team win two AFL Women's premierships. Ally has been named an All-Australian three times. She has also won her club's best and fairest award four times. Ally holds the record for playing the most games in AFL Women's history, with 93 games!
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Ally Anderson's Early Life
Ally Anderson was born in 1994 in Brisbane, Queensland. She grew up in a family that loved sports. When she was five, Ally started playing rugby league with her sisters. She also enjoyed tennis and swimming. Ally went to Kedron State High School.
Ally didn't know much about Australian rules football until she was 16. Her older sister, Mikayla, started playing the sport. Ally's school teacher, who was from Melbourne, also encouraged her. Ally then began to learn and play the game. She played club football for the Zillmere Eagles. She played for them from junior teams all the way to the senior level. In 2013, she even represented Queensland in the Under 18 team.
Ally Anderson's AFL Women's Career
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Ally Anderson was chosen by the Brisbane team in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She was the 47th player picked. Her first game was in Round 1 of 2017. This was the Lions' very first game against Melbourne at Casey Fields.
Ally played in all eight games during her first season. This included the exciting 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final. The Lions lost that game by just six points to Adelaide. After her great first year, Brisbane signed Ally again for the 2018 season.
In 2018, Ally played all eight games for Brisbane once more. The team made it to the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final again. However, they lost to the Western Bulldogs. This was Brisbane's second grand final loss in a row. Brisbane signed Ally for the 2019 season in May 2018.
Ally had her best season yet in 2019. She won the Brisbane best and fairest award. She was also chosen for the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team. This team features the best players from across the league. After the AFL Women's season, Ally also played for Essendon in the VFL Women's (VFLW) league.
Before the 2020 season, a sports journalist named Sarah Black ranked Ally as one of the top 30 players in the AFLW. Ally was also picked for a special team called the AFL Women's 22under22 team. By the end of the 2020 season, Ally was one of only 14 players to have played 30 AFL Women's matches.
Ally continued to be a top player. In 2022, Sarah Black ranked her as the 21st best player in the AFLW. Ally played very well in many games that season. In Round 9, Ally and her teammate Emily Bates made history. They became the first AFLW players to reach 50 games! They were both among Brisbane's best players in that game.
Before the 2023 season, Sarah Black ranked Ally even higher. She was named the 5th best player in the AFLW. This shows how much she had improved and how important she was to her team.
In 2024, Ally continued to shine. She was Brisbane's best player in a game against North Melbourne. In another game against Melbourne, she had an amazing 43 disposals. This set a new AFLW record! Disposals mean how many times a player gets the ball. She was also a top player in wins against Collingwood, the Western Bulldogs, and West Coast.
Ally Anderson's Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Brisbane | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brisbane | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 53 | 143 | 22 | 40 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 17.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Brisbane | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 56 | 147 | 27 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Brisbane | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 55 | 128 | 30 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2021# | Brisbane | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 83 | 204 | 32 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 2022 (S6) | Brisbane | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 132 | 68 | 200 | 26 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2022 (S7) | Brisbane | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 100 | 278 | 42 | 69 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 21.4 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 21± |
| 2023# | Brisbane | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 173 | 143 | 316 | 38 | 84 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 24.3 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 2024 | Brisbane | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 183 | 182 | 365 | 34 | 93 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 26.1 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8 |
| Career | 93 | 11 | 24 | 1070 | 769 | 1839 | 257 | 453 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 58 | ||
Honours and Achievements
Ally Anderson has achieved many great things in her AFLW career:
Team Awards
- 2× AFL Women's premiership player (with Brisbane): 2021, 2023
- 2× AFL Women's minor premiership (with Brisbane): 2017, S7 (2022)
Individual Awards
- AFL Women's best and fairest: S7 (2022)
- AFL Women's equal games record holder
- Brisbane games record holder
- 3× AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2019, 2023, 2024
- 4× Brisbane best and fairest: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
