Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Kiara Bowers | |||
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![]() Bowers playing for Fremantle in January 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 30) | ||
Original team(s) | Coastal Titans (WAWFL) | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2019, Fremantle vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Fremantle | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017– | Fremantle | 33 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
In July 2016, Bowers was announced as Fremantle's second marquee signing ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season.[1] However, in August 2016, 5 months before the start of the season, Bowers ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League. She would not play for Fremantle at all in the first two seasons of the AFLW.[2]
She made her debut in the four point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season.[3][4]
She had an outstanding debut season, finishing second behind Erin Phillips in the league's player voted Most valuable player award, sixth in the AFL Women's best and fairest award, winning Fremantle's best and fairest award and being named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[5] In 2020 she played in every game of Fremantle's undefeated season, winning the best player award in the first ever AFL Women's Western Derby and was again named in the All-Australian team.[6]
Bowers continued her exceptional form into 2021, sharing the AFL Women's best and fairest award with Collingwood's Brianna Davey,[7] being selected in her third consecutive All-Australian team, as vice-captain,[8] and claiming the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award.[9] Bowers achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for pressure points in the 2021 AFL Women's season, leading the league for pressure acts, pressure points, tackles and forced turnovers.[10]
Bowers is a carpenter who lives with her partner Adele and their son Nate.[11]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
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Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
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 | Fremantle | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
2018 | Fremantle | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
2019 | Fremantle | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 21 | 137 | 25 | 89§ | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 11.1§ | 7 |
2020 | Fremantle | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 25 | 123 | 18 | 99§ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 14.1§ | 12 |
2021 | Fremantle | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 158 | 53 | 211 | 25 | 110§ | 0.2 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 21.1 | 2.5 | 11.0§ | 15± |
Career | 25 | 6 | 8 | 372 | 99 | 471 | 68 | 298 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 34 |
Fremantle Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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AFL Women's best and fairest winners | |
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Fremantle fairest and best (AFL Women's) | |
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2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
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← 2018 The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team. 2020 → |
2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
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← 2019 The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team; as no premiership was awarded in 2020, the coach position was not awarded. 2021 → |
2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team | |
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← 2020 The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team. 2022 → |
AFL Players Association AFLW most courageous player | |
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Western Derby Medal (AFL Women's) | |
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2015 AFL women's draft | |
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2013 AFL women's draft | |
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