Williamstown has announced five huge signings ahead of the Victorian Football League women’s season, headlined by the return of a former AFLW speedster.
Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster, Ella Tyson, Kiera Leare, Chloe Bain and India Barker have all arrived at the Seagulls for the 2024 season.
Biedenweg-Webster returns to the club after having spent the last two seasons in the Gold Coast Suns AFLW side after being drafted from Williamstown in 2022. A former Seagulls VFLW best and fairest winner, she boasts incredible pace and a high football IQ.
Tyson and Leare both hail from the Western Jets in the Coates Talent League where Tyson was a part of the club’s first ever premiership team in 2022 and recipient of their best and fairest award in 2023, the hardworking young talent excels as a powerhouse down back.
Since 2020, Leare has been a fierce and hungry asset to the Jets. After a standout season in 2023, the midfielder was awarded the club’s excellence award in addition to coming fifth in the best and fairest for the league.
Bain formerly was with Carlton VFLW in 2023 and Box Hill Hawks VFLW in 2021 and 2022. Now she brings her strength and aggression to Williamstown. Strong in the ruck and impressive in the air, Bain played a part in Carlton’s most successful VFLW season in history.
While, Barker is a hard-working midfielder who debuted for Western Bulldogs VFLW in 2022 and remained on their playing list in 2023. After a standout 2023 season with Maribyrnong Park Football Club in the Essendon District Football League women’s premier division, where she was the runner up in the best and fairest.
