Lisa Webb
{{short description|Australian rules footballer and coach (born 1984)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Lisa Webb
| image = Lisa Webb 2018.2.jpg
| caption = Webb playing for Fremantle in January 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|04|27|df=y}}
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| originalteam = Coastal Titans (WAWFL)
| draftpick = No. 2, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 2, 2018
| debutteam = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Col}}
| debutstadium = Optus Stadium
| height = 171 cm
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| position = Midfield
| years1 = 2018
| club1 = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| games_goals1 = 6 (2)
| statsend = 2018
| coachyears1 = 2023–
| coachclub1 = {{AFLW|Fre}} (W)
| coachgames_wins1 = 23 (13–10–0)
| coachstatsend = 2024
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Lisa Webb ({{née|Hughes}};{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete4787.htm|title=Lisa HUGHES (WA)|website=athletics.possumbility.com|access-date=2020-03-24}} born 27 April 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played six games for Fremantle in 2018, before retiring that same year.
Early life
Webb placed second at the 2002–03 Australian Track & Field Championships competing in the heptathlon.
Playing career
Webb was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and the second selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.{{cite news|title=Freo finalise list in Rookie Draft|url=http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2017-10-20/freo-pick-three-in-aflw-rookie-draft|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=Fremantle FC|publisher=Telstra Media|date=20 October 2017}} She made her debut and was named one of Fremantle's best players in the thirteen point win over {{AFLW|Col}} at Optus Stadium in round 2 of the 2018 season.{{cite news|last1=Coleman-Heard|first1=Rory|title=Match report: Freo too good for Pies at new home|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-10/match-report-freo-too-good-for-pies-at-new-home|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=AFL Media|publisher=Telstra Media|date=10 February 2018}} She played six games in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1269178/lisa-webb-appointed-fremantle-s-new-senior-aflw-coach|title=Lisa Webb appointed Fremantle's new Senior AFLW Coach|work=fremantlefc.com.au|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}} She retired from playing at the end of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period|title=AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast|last=Black|first=Sarah|date=7 June 2018|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdate=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922183326/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-07/aflw-five-way-deal-ends-trade-period|archive-date=22 September 2018|url-status=dead}}
Coaching career
In 2019, Webb was appointed as the opposition and strategy coach for the Fremantle AFLW team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/teams/aflw/coaches|title=AFLW Coaches|website=fremantlefc.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}} She remained an assistant until June 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1144894/lisa-webb-moves-east-to-re-unite-family|title=Lisa Webb moves east to re-unite family|work=fremantlefc.com.au|date=7 June 2022|access-date=11 February 2023}} when she relocated to Melbourne for family reasons. She served as the Western Bulldogs AFLW midfield coach in the AFLW's seventh season.
In February 2023, Webb was appointed senior coach of the Fremantle AFLW team on a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1269551/webb-s-date-of-destiny|title=Webb's date of destiny|work=fremantlefc.com.au|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}} She is the second former AFLW player to be appointed as a senior coach in the competition, after Lauren Arnell.
During the 2023 AFLW season, Lisa coached the Fremantle Dockers to a 13th place ladder finish with a total of 4 wins and 6 losses.
She coached the Fremantle Dockers to a 5th place finish the following season with 8 wins 3 losses, and a return to finals for the first time since 2022. Fremantle's return to finals saw them defeat and eliminate the Essendon Bombers in an elimination final at Fremantle Oval in Perth. The Dockers were however defeated by the Adelaide Crows in the semi-finals the following week.
Personal life
Webb is married to state league footballer Marc Webb.{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Travis|title=Freo's new era begins with nod to the past|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-10/freos-new-era-begins-with-nod-to-the-past|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=AFL Media|publisher=Telstra Media|date=10 February 2018}} They have two sons.
Webb was a health and physical education teacher at Newman College in Perth up until June 2022.{{cite web|last=Pond|first=Laura|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/stirling-times/fremantle-aflw-player-webb-introduced-new-girls-football-program-at-newman-college-c-842138|title=Fremantle AFLW player Webb introduced new girls football program at Newman College|work=perthnow.com.au|publisher=Stirling Times|date=13 March 2018|access-date=11 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newman.wa.edu.au/newman-news-term-2-week-8-from-the-vice-principal-4/|title=Newman News Term 2 Week 8: From the Vice Principal|work=newman.wa.edu.au|date=17 June 2022|access-date=11 February 2023}}
References
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External links
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{{Fremantle AFL Women's player squad}}
{{Fremantle Football Club coaches}}
{{AFL Women's coaches}}
{{2017 AFL Women's rookie draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:Fremantle Football Club coaches
Category:Australian people of English descent
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