Aliesha Newman

Aliesha Newman (born 16 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was recruited by Melbourne as a free agent in October 2016. Newman is originally from Braybrook in Melbourne's Western Suburbs[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She missed the next three matches before returning for the round five match against Greater Western Sydney at Blacktown International Sportspark Oval.[3] She played the remainder of the season to finish with four matches for the year.[4]

Aliesha Newman
Newman playing for Melbourne in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995
Place of birth Sunshine, Victoria
Original team(s) Wyndhamvale Falcons (WRFL) / Maribyrnong College
Debut Round 1, 2017, Melbourne
vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Melbourne 18 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Melbourne signed Newman for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[5]

Newman is the older sibling of Australian weightlifter Teagan Newman.[6]

References
  1. Burgan, Matt (31 October 2016). "Melbourne signs free agent Newman". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "AFL Women's: All the round five teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. "Aliesha Newman". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. "Studio Recipient Kicking Goals". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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