Lauren Ahrens (born 19 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for the Gold Coast.
| Lauren Ahrens | |||
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 Ahrens playing for Essendon's VFLW team in June 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon (VFLW) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Gold Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Blacktown ISP Oval | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2023 | Gold Coast | 47 (1) | |
| 2024– | Western Bulldogs | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 47 (1) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editAhrens was born on the Gold Coast[1] and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School throughout her upbringing.[2] Upon graduation, she relocated to Victoria and began studying at Melbourne University. She began playing Australian rules football for the first time with the Melbourne University Mugars team. She also had stints with VFLW teams St Kilda and Essendon.[3]
AFLW career
editAhrens was pre-listed by her hometown team, the Gold Coast Suns, in the lead up to the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her debut against Greater Western Sydney at Blacktown ISP Oval in the opening round of the 2020 season.[5] Aherns has played almost every game at the Suns, and in the 2021 season she became the club's most consistent player and was recognised as the team's best and fairest player after collecting 238 best and fairest votes, only 5 ahead of second-placed Alison Drennan.[6] Ahrens achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average metres gained in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 321.1 a game.[7]
Ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season, Ahrens was traded to the Western Bulldogs as part of an 11-player trade.[8]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[9]
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| 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 | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 46 | 102 | 17 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 150 | 43 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |
| Career | 16 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 96 | 252 | 60 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Lauren Ahrens Profile - Gold Coast Suns". goldcoastfc.com.au. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Lauren Ahrens part of an ever-growing list of PBC State High School graduates to reach the top level of Australian rules". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Lauren Ahrens AFLW profile". womens.afl. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Ahrens signs for 2020". goldcoastfc.com.au. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Round 1 AFLW teams and expert tips". The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "2021 AFLW Club Champion: All the Winners". 11 April 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bulldogs one of 11 clubs in AFLW trade deadline day deal". Western Bulldogs. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Lauren Ahrens". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
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- Lauren Ahrens's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Lauren Ahrens at AustralianFootball.com
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