Debbie Lee

Deborah "Debbie" Lee (born 1974) is a former Australian rules football player and coach.

Debbie Lee
Lee in February 2017
Personal information
Full name	Deborah Lee
Date of birth	1974 (age 45–46)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1991–1992	East Brunswick Scorpions	? (?)
1993–2014	St Albans Spurs	200+ (?)
Total		304 (?)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	15 (?)
Coaching career^3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
????–	St Albans Spurs
2017	Representative Victoria	1 (1–0–0)
^3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2017.

She has campaigned for recognition of women's Australian rules football in Australia, giving up a WNBL career to focus on developing the sport.[1]

She was later appointed president of the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL).

Apart from being the president of the VWFL, she played for the St Albans Spurs. She first played in 1990 with the East Brunswick Scorpions before forming her own club in 1992, the Spurs.

Lee worked as the head of the Melbourne Football Club's AFL Women's operations in 2017 before leaving to take up the same role with the Western Bulldogs in 2018. She was at the same time appointed as the club's VFLW coach for the 2018 season.[2]

References

1. Flanagan, Martin (22 May 2015). "The legend of Deb Lee". The Age. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
2. "Women's football pioneer Debbie Lee leaves Melbourne to join Western Bulldogs". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.