Kiara Bowers
Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Career. In July 2016, Bowers was announced as Fremantle's second marquee signing ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season. However, in August 2016, 5 months before the start of the season, Bowers ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League. She would not play for Fremantle at all in the first two seasons of the AFLW. She made her debut in the  four point win against at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season. She had an outstanding debut season, finishing second behind Erin Phillips in the league's player voted Most valuable player award, sixth in the AFL Women's best and fairest award, winning Fremantle's best and fairest award and being named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team. In 2020 she played in every game of Fremantle's undefeated season, winning the best player award in the first ever AFL Women's Western Derby and was again named in the All-Australian team . Bowers continued her exceptional form into 2021, sharing the AFL Women's best and fairest award with Collingwood's Brianna Davey, being selected in her third consecutive All-Australian team, as vice-captain, and claiming the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award. Bowers achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for pressure points in the 2021 AFL Women's season, leading the league for pressure acts, pressure points, tackles and forced turnovers. Personal life. Bowers is a carpenter who lives with her partner Adele and their son Nate. Statistics. ! |  Career ! 25 !! 6 !! 8 !! 372 !! 99 !! 471 !! 68 !! 298 !! 0.2 !! 0.3 !! 14.9 !! 4.0 !! 18.8 !! 2.7 !! 11.9 !! 34