Ashleigh Woodland
{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ashleigh Woodland
| image = Ashleigh Woodland 19.01.19.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Woodland during a pre-season practice match for Melbourne in 2019
| fullname = Ashleigh Woodland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|09|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| originalteam = North Adelaide (SANFLW)
| draftpick = 2018 undrafted free agent
| debutdate = Round 1, 2019
| debutteam = {{AFLW|Mel}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| debutstadium = Casey Fields
| height = 176cm
| position = Key forward
| currentclub = {{AFLW|PA}}
| guernsey = 8
| years1 = 2019
| club1 = {{AFLW|Mel}}
| games_goals1 = {{0}}4 {{0}}(0)
| years2 = 2021–2022 (S7)
| club2 = {{AFLW|Ade}}
| games_goals2 = 36 (44)
| years3 = 2023–
| club3 = {{AFLW|PA}}
| games_goals3 = 23 (23)
| games_goalstotal = 63 (67)
| statsend = the 2024 season
| careerhighlights =
- AFL Women's premiership player: S6
- AFL Women's All-Australian team: S6
- AFL Women's leading goalkicker: S6
- 2× Adelaide leading goalkicker: S6, S7
}}
Ashleigh Woodland (born 9 September 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Melbourne Football Club in 2019 and the Adelaide Football Club from 2021 to season 7. Woodland won an AFL Women's premiership with Adelaide in season 6, and was selected in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team and won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award in the same season. She is a dual Adelaide leading goalkicker.
AFL Women's career
File:Ashleigh Woodland, AFLW Showdown 1.jpg in 2022]]
Woodland was signed by {{AFLW|Mel}} as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Ben |title=AFLW: Woodland's daunting move |url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-12-11/aflw-woodlands-daunting-move |accessdate=7 April 2019 |work=Melbourne FC |publisher=Telstra Media |date=11 December 2018}} She made her debut in loss to {{AFLW|Fre}} at Casey Fields in round 1 of the 2019 season.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Lauren |title=Fremantle comeback to stun Melbourne in sweltering conditions |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/fremantle-comeback-to-stun-melbourne-in-sweltering-conditions/news-story/29b0c2df175f7e126fdcf2b5506dad07 |accessdate=7 April 2019 |work=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=3 February 2019}}
Woodland enjoyed a breakout season with {{AFLW|Ade}} in 2022 (S6), starting the season with four goals in round one against {{AFLW|Bri}} and another four in round two against North Melbourne. In the final minor round game against {{AFLW|StK}}, Woodland kicked two goals to win the AFLW leading goalkicker award with 19 goals, which at the time was the most ever in one season. Woodland and her team went on to win the premiership over Melbourne in the season 6 Grand Final.
In March 2023, during the new Priority signing period, Woodland joined Port Adelaide.{{cite web|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1276736/star-forward-woodland-signs-with-port-adelaide|title=Star forward Woodland signs with Port Adelaide|first=Jamie|last=Anderson|publisher=Telstra|work=Port Adelaide|date=1 March 2023}} She finished the year as runner-up in the club's leading goalkicking, two goals behind Gemma Houghton.
Honours and achievements
Team
- AFL Women's premiership player ({{AFLW|Ade}}): S6
- 2× AFL Women's minor premiership ({{AFLW|Ade}}): 2021, S6
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{Portplayer}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
{{Port Adelaide AFL Women's player squad}}
{{2022 AFL Women's season 6 Adelaide premiership players}}
{{2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team}}
{{AFL Women's leading goalkicker}}
{{Adelaide leading goalkickers}}
{{2020 AFL Women's draft}}
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Category:Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia