Lauren Ahrens

Lauren Ahrens
Ahrens playing for Essendon's VFLW team in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)
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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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.

Early life

Ahrens was born on the Gold Coast[1] and attended Kingscliff High School and moved to Palm Beach Currumbin State High School for their Touch football program.[2] Upon graduation, she relocated to Victoria and began studying Health Science 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

Ahrens 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

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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

  1. ^ "Lauren Ahrens Profile - Gold Coast Suns". goldcoastfc.com.au. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Lauren Ahrens AFLW profile". womens.afl. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Ahrens signs for 2020". goldcoastfc.com.au. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Round 1 AFLW teams and expert tips". The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 AFLW Club Champion: All the Winners". 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Lauren Ahrens". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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