Belle Dawes

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Belle Dawes

| nickname =

| image = File:Belle Dawes playing for Brisbane in the AFLW Season 7 Grand Final.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|05|11|df=y}}

| fullname = Isabel Paige Dawes{{Cite news|title=AFLW Pocket Profile: Belle Dawes|url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1217557/aflw-pocket-profile-belle-dawes|website=AFL Women's|location=Melbourne|last=Welsh|first=Sophie|date=13 September 2024|access-date=14 April 2025}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Maroochydore (QWAFL)

| draftpick = No. 15, 2019 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 1, 2020

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Ade}}

| debutstadium = Hickey Park

| height = 162cm{{cite web|title=Belle Dawes|url=https://www.lions.com.au/players/2174/isabel-dawes|publisher=Brisbane Lions|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200215131252/https://www.lions.com.au/players/2174/isabel-dawes|archive-date=15 February 2020}}

| weight =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| guernsey = 17

| years1 = 2020–

| club1 = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| games_goals1 = 56 (8)

| statsend = the 2023 season

| careerhighlights = * AFLW premiership player: 2021, 2023

• AFL Women's All-Australian Team: 2024

}}

Isabel Paige Dawes (born 11 May 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Raised in Frankston, Victoria Dawes competed in the boys competition due to a lack of opportunities for girls in local competition. She was signed to the Lions Academy at a young age.[https://www.agencyxtalent.com.au/belle-dawes Belle Dawes AFLW Player]

She was playing for Maroochydore AFC in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted by {{AFLW|Bri}} with the 15th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.

Dawes made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against {{AFLW|Ade}} at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/brisbane-lions/fearless-lion-cathy-svarc-will-make-her-aflw-debut-in-round-1-ng-34ac1e7412a3b2a332d48aad5dbdcded|title=Fearless Lion Cathy Svarc will make her AFLW debut in Round 1|publisher=PerthNow|last=Davis|first=Greg|date=7 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212031143/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/brisbane-lions/fearless-lion-cathy-svarc-will-make-her-aflw-debut-in-round-1-ng-34ac1e7412a3b2a332d48aad5dbdcded|archive-date=12 February 2020}} Dawes signed on with {{AFLW|Bri}} for one more year on 15 June 2021.{{cite web|title=Stars Sign and the Future Looks Bright|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/959288/stars-sign-and-the-future-looks-bright|date=15 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021|work=Lions Media}}