Sharni Webb

Sharni Webb (born 14 July 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's.

Sharni Webb
Webb playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991
Place of birth Nambour, Queensland
Original team(s) University of Queensland (QWAFL)
Draft No. 111, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane
vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre half-forward/Ruck
Club information
Current club Brisbane
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Brisbane 27 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Following encouragement from her brothers, Webb started out playing Australian rules football at the age of 15 in the Caloundra Women's League. After the league folded, she joined Zillmere Eagles in Brisbane.[1] Webb played as a key position forward for the University of Queensland.[2] From 2014, she acted as an assistant coach, as well as a player, due to her qualification as a physical education teacher.[1] Even after being drafted to Brisbane, she ontinued playing for University of Queensland during the off-season, helping them reach the preliminary finals in 2018.[3]

AFLW career

Webb was recruited by Brisbane for the AFL Women's (AFLW) with pick number 111 in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[4][5][6] She made her debut in Brisbane's inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.[7] Brisbane signed Webb for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[8] For the 2018 season, she was elevated to the club's leadership group.[9] In May 2018, Brisbane re-signed Webb for the 2019 season.[10] During the season, she had a stress fracture and missed three games of the season.[11][12] In April 2019, Webb was re-signed by Brisbane for the 2020 season.[13] Following two years as part of the leadership group, she was named vice-captain for the season, under captain Emma Zielke.[14] Webb reached the milestone of 25 AFLW games in the fifth round of the season.[15]

Personal life

Webb was born in Nambour, Queensland.[2] Besides playing football, Webb works full-time as a school teacher,[16] teaching physical education.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia worked in online teaching with Ambrose Treacy College.[17] In early 2018, Webb married her longtime partner, Andrew Maclean.[18]

gollark: I only use musl on lightweight servery things.
gollark: It isn't ideal but does sort of mostly work okay ish.
gollark: Well, my laptop ships with an Nvidia card, and they are also the only ones supporting CUDA, which is required for various things.
gollark: Wonderful.
gollark: (I can't really switch anyway right now because Nvidia, but you know)

References
  1. Hitzman, Grant (23 April 2014). "State rep lends a hand to QWAFL's UQ". AFL Queensland.
  2. "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. Nakos, Nicholas (14 August 2018). "AFLW: Around the state leagues". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  4. "Sharni Webb". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. Black, Sarah (12 October 2016). "As it happened: 2016 AFL Women's Draft". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  6. @uqsport (12 October 2016). "Four @UQAFC members drafted to @brisbanelions' inaugural Women's @AFL team: Breanna Koenen, Megan Hunt, Sharni Webb & Emma Zielke!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
  8. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. Fielding, Josie (17 January 2018). "AFLW: Zielke re-elected as Captain". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  10. "Lions have four re-sign". The Women's Game. 29 May 2018.
  11. Grewar, Jessie (8 March 2019). "AFLW Team Announced: Round 6". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  12. "AFLW AFL Women's 2019: Sharni Webb returns for Brisbane Lions in Conference B finals decider despite foot injury". The Courier-Mail. 9 March 2019.
  13. Fielding, Josie (10 April 2019). "Nine Lions AFLW Stars to return in 2020". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  14. Fielding, Josie (18 December 2019). "Emma Zielke returns as Captain". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  15. Fielding, Josie (5 March 2020). "Webb: We thrive off being the underdog". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  16. Murray, Georgie (15 January 2020). "Meet Some Of The Women Kickin' Goals For The Brisbane Lions". Style.
  17. Kleyn, Brittney (14 June 2020). "Coronavirus ended their AFLW season, but these players still juggle their day jobs and training". ABC News.
  18. Fielding, Josie (25 January 2018). "Sharni Webb ready to Wed". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
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