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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

Webb placed second at the 2002–03 Australian Track & Field Championships competing in the heptathlon.[1]

Playing career

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Lisa HUGHES (WA)". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Freo finalise list in Rookie Draft". Fremantle FC. Telstra Media. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ Coleman-Heard, Rory (10 February 2018). "Match report: Freo too good for Pies at new home". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lisa Webb appointed Fremantle's new Senior AFLW Coach". fremantlefc.com.au. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "AFLW Coaches". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Lisa Webb moves east to re-unite family". fremantlefc.com.au. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Webb's date of destiny". fremantlefc.com.au. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. ^ King, Travis (10 February 2018). "Freo's new era begins with nod to the past". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Newman News Term 2 Week 8: From the Vice Principal". newman.wa.edu.au. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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