Steph Cain

Stephanie Kate Cain (born 4 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2017 to 2022.

Steph Cain
Cain playing for Fremantle in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Stephanie Kate Cain[1]
Date of birth	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 29)
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Draft	No. 109, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	20
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2022	Fremantle	44 (4)
S7 (2022)–	Essendon	18 (1)
Total		62 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

AFL Women's career

Cain was drafted by Fremantle with their 14th selection and 109th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[2] She made her debut in the 32-point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[3] She played every match in her debut season except for the Round 5 match Collingwood against due to being omitted,^[4] and finished with six matches.^[5] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season.^[6] In October she was subsequently redrafted by Fremantle with their first pick in the 2017 draft. Cain ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in the opening quarter of the first game of the 2020 AFL Women's season, causing her to miss the remainder of the season.^[7][8]