Ruby Svarc

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ruby Svarc

| nickname =

| image = AFLW S7 GF Ruby Svarc warmup 2.jpg

| caption = Svarc warming up before the 2022 season 7 Grand Final

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|09|28|df=y}}

| fullname =

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Essendon (VFLW)

| draftpick = No. 38, 2020 AFL Women's draft

| debutdate = Round 3, 2022 (S6)

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Car}}

| debutstadium = Carrara Stadium

| height = 161cm{{cite web|title=RUBY SVARC|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Ruby%2BSvarc/21040|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=30 January 2022}}

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| position = Defender/wing

| currentclub = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| guernsey = 29

| years1 = 2021–

| club1 = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| games_goals1 = 29 (7)

| statsend = the 2023 season

| careerhighlights = * AFLW premiership player: 2023

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Ruby Svarc (born 28 September 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Svarc is from Corowa, New South Wales and grew up on a farm with older sister Cathy Svarc{{Cite news|title=Svarc sisters roaring for 2021|url=https://www.corowafreepress.com.au/news/svarc-sisters-roaring-for-2021/|url-access=subscription|newspaper=The Corowa Free Press|date=25 November 2020|access-date=30 January 2022}} in a family passionate about Australian rules.[https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/6451304/corowas-cathy-svarc-drafted-by-brisbane-for-2020-aflw-season/ Corowa's Cathy Svarc drafted by Brisbane for 2020 AFLW season]

She grew up playing soccer, volleyball and cricket. Though she played Australian rules informally on the farm, she did not play the sport in New South Wales as there were few opportunities for young girls to play. It wasn't until she was 19 that she moved to Melbourne and began playing with St Mary's Salesian in the Victorian Amateur Football Association that she developed a desire to play the sport at the highest level.[https://www.lions.com.au/news/1248098/from-the-family-farm-to-the-big-stage-competitive-sisters-inspiring-lions The Svarc's: From the Family Farm to the Big Stage] By Michael Whiting/AFL Media 16 November 2022

She played for Essendon in the VFL Women's before being drafted by {{AFLW|Bri}} with the 38th pick in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.

She spent the 2021 season on the Lions' list without making her debut and was announced as a delisting at the end of the season. She was, however, shortly afterwards reinstated to the Lions' list for 2022 season 6,{{Cite podcast|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/id1346993076?i=1000537412625|title=The curious case of Ruby Svarc and who will replace Emma Zielke?|website=Credit to the Girls - an AFLW podcast|publisher=Australian Football League|date=19 July 2021|access-date=30 January 2022}} and made her AFLW debut in round 3 that season in the Lions' win against {{AFLW|Car}} at Carrara Stadium.{{Cite news|title=TUESDAY TEAMS: Lions set for sister act, gun Blue back|url=https://www.womens.afl/news/81963/tuesday-teams-lions-set-for-sister-act-one-change-for-blues|publisher=AFL Women's|last=Black|first=Sarah|date=25 January 2022|access-date=30 January 2022}}

She won the inaugural AFL Women's Grand Final sprint in 2021.{{Cite tweet|author=AFL Women's|user=aflwomens|number=1383283455740366854|title=Ruby Svarc from @lionsaflw takes out the @Colgate AFLW Grand Final Sprint 💨 #AFLWGF|date=17 April 2021|access-date=30 January 2022}}