Leah Kaslar

Leah Kaslar (born 11 September 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW), captaining both teams.

Leah Kaslar
Kaslar playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Leah Kaslar
Nickname(s)	Xena Princess Warrior[1][2]
Date of birth	(1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39)[3]
Place of birth	Caringbah, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Coolangatta Tweed Heads (QWAFL)[1]
Draft	No. 31, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Brisbane vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)	Full back/ruck[4][5]
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2019	Brisbane	21 (0)
2020–2021	Gold Coast	15 (3)
Total		36 (3)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2017	The Allies	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
AFL Women's Gold Coast co-captain (2020) Gold Coast leading goalkicker (2021) Brisbane Lions captain (2019) QWAFL 2016 QWAFL League Best & Fairest
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Kaslar was born in 1985 in Caringbah, New South Wales and moved with her family to Cairns, Queensland before her first birthday.^[6] She first played football as a teenager in Cairns^[7] and moved to the Gold Coast shortly after her 21st birthday where she began playing football for Coolangatta Tweed Heads in the QAFLW. She was equal winner of the Queensland Women's AFL (QWAFL) best and fairest in 2016.^[8]

AFLW career

Brisbane

Kaslar was recruited by Brisbane with the number 31 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She was announced as one of the Brisbane Lions' "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Sam Virgo in January 2017.^[9] She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.^[10] At the end of the season, she was listed in the 2017 40-player All-Australian squad.^[11]

Brisbane signed Kaslar for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.^[12] Brisbane signed Kaslar for the 2019 season prior to the 2018 AFL Women's draft. On 12 December 2018, she was elected 2019 team captain by her teammates.^[13]

Gold Coast

Following the 2019 season, Kaslar joined Gold Coast.^[14] She was appointed co-captain in January 2020.^[15] In June 2021, Gold Coast announced they were not offering Kaslar a contract for 2022 season 6.^[16]

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Brisbane	11	8	0	0	28	29	57	7	18	0.0	0.0	3.5	3.6	7.1	0.9	2.3	0
2018	Brisbane	11	8	0	0	22	38	60	6	28	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.8	7.5	0.8	3.5	0
2019	Brisbane	11	5	0	0	16	12	28	4	12	0.0	0.0	3.2	2.4	5.6	0.8	2.4	0
2020	Gold Coast	11	7	0	3	29	35	64	11	22	0.0	0.4	4.1	5.0	9.1	1.6	3.1	0
2021	Gold Coast	11	8	3	1	25	19	44	8	16	0.4	0.1	3.1	2.4	5.5	1.0	2.0	0
Career[17]			36	3	4	120	133	253	36	96	0.1	0.1	3.3	3.7	7.0	1.0	2.7	0