Ashleigh Guest (born 10 April 1990) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, and the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Guest was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with their second selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[3] She was traded to the Melbourne Football Club at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[4]

Ashleigh Guest
Guest in June 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)
Original team(s) VU Western Spurs (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 16, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017 Greater Western Sydney 07 (0)
2018–2019 Melbourne 11 (0)
2020–2022 (S6) Western Bulldogs 22 (0)
Total 40 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 6.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

In April 2019, Guest was traded to the Western Bulldogs while Libby Birch joined Melbourne.[5] It was revealed that Guest had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.[6]

In May 2022, Guest retired from football after playing 40 games with three clubs.[7]

Statistics

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Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Greater Western Sydney 19 7 1 0 46 22 68 13 29 0.0 0.0 6.6 3.1 9.7 1.9 4.1 0
2018 Melbourne 17 7 0 0 29 20 49 7 20 0.0 0.0 4.1 2.9 7.0 1.0 2.9 0
2019 Melbourne 17 4 0 0 10 12 22 3 8 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.0 5.5 0.8 2.0 0
2020 Western Bulldogs 19 3 0 0 13 10 23 6 6 0.0 0.0 4.3 3.3 7.7 2.0 2.0 0
2021 Western Bulldogs 19 9 0 0 70 22 92 23 15 0.0 0.0 7.8 2.4 10.2 2.6 1.7 0
2022 (S6) Western Bulldogs 19 10 0 0 65 42 107 24 14 0.0 0.0 6.5 4.2 10.7 2.4 1.4 0
Career[8] 40 0 0 233 128 361 76 92 0.0 0.0 5.8 3.2 9.0 1.9 2.3 0

References

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  1. ^ Zell, Alison (12 October 2016). "Your Latest GIANTS". GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Ashleigh Guest". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Randall Becomes a GIANT". GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ Nobes, Caitlin (26 April 2019). "AFLW: Birch joins Melbourne". Melbourne. Telstra Media.
  6. ^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Guest calls time on AFLW career". Western Bulldogs. Telstra Media. 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Ashleigh Guest". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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