Ashley Sharp

Ashley Sharp (born 11 June 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Sharp was drafted by Fremantle with their third selection and twentieth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[2] After the round three match against ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney, in which she recorded nine disposals and three goals, she was announced as the round nominee for the AFL Women's Rising Star.^[3] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.^[4]

In December 2022, Sharp decided to step away from football to focus on her family.^[5]

Off the field, Sharp plays in the State Basketball League, having played for the East Perth Eagles in 2016 and 2017 before joining the Kalamunda Eastern Suns in 2018.^[6]

September 2022, Sharp was appointed the Head Coach of the WAFLW Development programme.^[7]

References

^ "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ Black, Sarah (21 February 2017). "Two Rising Stars named in AFLW draw". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Ashley Sharp". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Sharp puts football on hold for family". Fremantle. Telstra. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Player statistics for Ashley Sharp". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ WAFC, Ahmad Al Moustafa-. "Ashley Sharp Appointed WAFLW Development Squad Head Coach". Swan Districts Football Club. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

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