Lisa Webb
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| Lisa Webb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Webb playing for Fremantle in January 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
| Original team(s) | Coastal Titans (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2018, Fremantle vs. Collingwood, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 6 (2) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2023– | Fremantle (W) | 7 (3–4–0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 7, 2023. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lisa Webb (née Hughes;[1] born 27 April 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer and current senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Early life[edit]
Webb placed second at the 2002–03 Australian Track & Field Championships competing in the heptathlon.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Webb was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and the second selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.[2] She made her debut and was named one of Fremantle's best players in the thirteen point win over Collingwood at Optus Stadium in round 2 of the 2018 season.[3] She played six games in 2018.[4] She retired from playing at the end of the 2018 season.[5]
Coaching career[edit]
In 2019, Webb was appointed as the opposition and strategy coach for the Fremantle AFLW team.[6] She remained an assistant until June 2022,[7] when she relocated to Melbourne for family reasons. She served as the Western Bulldogs AFLW midfield coach in the AFLW's seventh season.[4]
In February 2023, Webb was appointed senior coach of the Fremantle AFLW team on a three-year deal.[4][8]
During the 2023 AFLW season Lisa coached the Fremantle Dockers to a total of 3 wins and 4 losses (as of Round 7, 2023).
Personal life[edit]
Webb is the wife of former state league footballer Marc Webb.[9] They have two sons.[4]
Webb was a health and physical education teacher at Newman College in Perth up until June 2022.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lisa HUGHES (WA)". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Freo finalise list in Rookie Draft". Fremantle FC. Telstra Media. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Coleman-Heard, Rory (10 February 2018). "Match report: Freo too good for Pies at new home". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Lisa Webb appointed Fremantle's new Senior AFLW Coach". fremantlefc.com.au. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "AFLW Coaches". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Webb moves east to re-unite family". fremantlefc.com.au. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Webb's date of destiny". fremantlefc.com.au. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ King, Travis (10 February 2018). "Freo's new era begins with nod to the past". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Pond, Laura (13 March 2018). "Fremantle AFLW player Webb introduced new girls football program at Newman College". perthnow.com.au. Stirling Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Newman News Term 2 Week 8: From the Vice Principal". newman.wa.edu.au. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links[edit]
- Lisa Webb's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Lisa Webb at AustralianFootball.com
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