Aliesha Newman
Aliesha Newman (born 16 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She previously played for the Melbourne Football Club. AFLW career. Melbourne. Newman was recruited by Melbourne as a free agent in October 2016. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season. She missed the next three matches before returning for the round five match against Greater Western Sydney at Blacktown International Sportspark Oval. She played the remainder of the season to finish with  four matches for the year. Melbourne signed Newman for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Collingwood. In August 2020, Newman was traded by Melbourne to Collingwood in a three-club deal which involved Richmond too. Personal life. Newman is originally from Braybrook in Melbourne's western suburbs. She is the older sibling of Australian weightlifter Teagan Newman. Statistics. ! | 2017 ! | 2018 ! | 2019 ! | 2020 ! | 2021 !| Career ! 32 ! 14 ! 21 ! 150 ! 87 ! 237 ! 44 ! 56 ! 0.4 ! 0.7 ! 4.7 ! 2.7 ! 7.4 ! 1.4 ! 1.8