Kiara Bowers

Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Kiara Bowers
Bowers playing for Fremantle in January 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991
Original team(s) Coastal Titans (WAWFL)
Debut Round 1, 2019, Fremantle
vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Fremantle 33 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Career

In July 2016, Bowers was announced as Fremantle's second marquee signing ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season.[1] However, in August 2016, 5 months before the start of the season, Bowers ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League. She would not play for Fremantle at all in the first two seasons of the AFLW.[2]

She made her debut in the four point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season.[3][4]

She had an outstanding debut season, finishing second behind Erin Phillips in the league's player voted Most valuable player award, sixth in the AFL Women's best and fairest award, winning Fremantle's best and fairest award and being named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[5] In 2020 she played in every game of Fremantle's undefeated season, winning the best player award in the first ever AFL Women's Western Derby and was again named in the All-Australian team.[6]

Bowers continued her exceptional form into 2021, sharing the AFL Women's best and fairest award with Collingwood's Brianna Davey,[7] being selected in her third consecutive All-Australian team, as vice-captain,[8] and claiming the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award.[9] Bowers achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for pressure points in the 2021 AFL Women's season, leading the league for pressure acts, pressure points, tackles and forced turnovers.[10]

Personal life

Bowers is a carpenter who lives with her partner Adele and their son Nate.[11]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFLW playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Fremantle 20––––––––––––––0
2018 Fremantle 20––––––––––––––0
2019Fremantle2 833116211372589§0.40.414.52.617.13.111.1§7
2020Fremantle2 71198251231899§0.10.114.03.617.62.614.1§12
2021Fremantle2 10241585321125110§0.20.415.85.321.12.511.0§15±
Career 256837299471682980.20.314.94.018.82.711.934

References
  1. Matthews, Bruce (27 July 2016). "Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Harrington, Anna (16 August 2016). "Women's league marquee players Kiara Bowers and Renee Forth suffer serious knee injuries". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. Black, Sarah (1 February 2019). "TEAMS: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut". womens.afl.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. Lacy, Bridget (4 February 2019). "Nine hundred days boils down to 15 minutes". The West Australian. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. Fee, Tom. "AFLW: Bowers triumphs at Fairest and Best". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. Laughton, Max (27 April 2020). "AFL Women's 2020: AFLW All-Australian team 2020, nominees, 40-woman squad, club-by-club representatives". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "AFLW Best and Fairest award ends in stunning TIE as two stars share top honour". Fox Sports. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". Fox Sports. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. Black, Sarah (31 March 2021). "Turbo-charged year earns Docker the AFLCA crown". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. Black, Sarah. "History makers: Magpies co-captain, Dockers superstar share AFLW B&F". AFL Women's. Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  12. "Kiara Bowers". Australian Football. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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