Ashleigh Guest

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1990)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ashleigh Guest

| image = Ashleigh Guest 2018.3.jpg

| caption = Guest in June 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|04|10|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = VU Western Spurs (VFL Women's)

| draftpick = No. 16, 2016 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2017

| debutteam = {{AFLW|GWS}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Ade}}

| debutstadium = Thebarton Oval

| height = 168 cm

| weight =

| position = Utility

| currentclub =

| guernsey =

| years1 = 2017

| club1 = {{AFLW|GWS}}

| games_goals1 = {{0}}7 (0)

| years2 = 2018–2019

| club2 = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| games_goals2 = 11 (0)

| years3 = 2020–2022 (S6)

| club3 = {{AFLW|WB}}

| games_goals3 = 22 (0)

| games_goalstotal = 40 (0)

| statsend = 2022 season 6

| careerhighlights =

}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2016-10-12/your-latest-giants|title=Your Latest GIANTS|last=Zell|first=Alison|date=12 October 2016|work=GWSgiants.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=24 November 2017}} She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-teams-round-1-full-sides-named-for-inaugural-round-of-afl-womens-competition/news-story/2074512b6a2a374781cb5f3a23447d70|title=AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition|date=3 February 2017|work=Fox Sports (Australia)|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=24 November 2017}} She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Ashleigh%2BGuest/19915|title=Ashleigh Guest|work=AustralianFootball.com|access-date=24 November 2017}} She was traded to the Melbourne Football Club at the conclusion of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2017-05-24/randall-becomes-a-giant|title=Randall Becomes a GIANT|date=24 May 2017|work=GWSgiants.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=24 May 2017}}

In April 2019, Guest was traded to the Western Bulldogs while Libby Birch joined Melbourne.{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2019-04-26/aflw-birch-joins-melbourne|title=AFLW: Birch joins Melbourne|first=Caitlin|last=Nobes|publisher=Telstra Media|work={{AFL Mel}}|date=26 April 2019}} 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.{{cite web|title=25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/959491/25-bulldogs-locked-in-for-aflw-6-0|date=16 June 2021|access-date=17 June 2021}}

In May 2022, Guest retired from football after playing 40 games with three clubs.{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1077222/guest-calls-time-on-aflw-career|title=Guest calls time on AFLW career|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Western Bulldogs|date=13 March 2022}}