| Lily Postlethwaite | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-29)29 October 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Caboolture, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Maroochydore (QWAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 3,2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020,Brisbane vs.Adelaide, atHickey Park | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Brisbane | 25 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lily Postlethwaite (/ˈpɒsəlweɪt/POSS-əl-wayt;[1] born 29 October 2001) is anAustralian rules footballer playing forBrisbane in theAFL Women's competition (AFLW).
Postlethwaite was raised on a farm in the northern Brisbane suburb ofCaboolture, Queensland.[2]
Postlethwaite started her sporting career playingOztag, the Australian variation oftag rugby, and started playing Australian rules football only at the age of 12.[3] In 2014 she won themost valuable player award for Oztag's 13 Girls Division.[4] Postlethwaite played forMoreton Bay Lions and won the under-15 divisionbest and fairest in 2016.[5] Postlethwaite played forMaroochydore in theAFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL).[6] In the 2019 season she won the QWAFL Rising Star Award.[7] During 2019, Postlethwaite also played for theBrisbane Lions Academy team.[8] Postlethwaite represented Queensland in theAFL Women's Under 18 Championships. In the2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, she was selected for the All-Australian team.[9][10] In the2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships she led the team as captain[11] and was selected once again for the All-Australian team.[12]
Postlethwaite was drafted byBrisbane with the third pick in the2019 AFL Women's draft.[13] She made her debut in Brisbane's opening round game againstAdelaide atHickey Park on 8 February 2020.[14]
Postlethwaite is fromCaboolture inQueensland and grew up supportingBrisbane Lions.[15] She grew up on a farm and used the horse track for some unorthodox training and conditioning while at home.[16]