Catherine Svarc (born 25 November 1991) is an
Australian rules footballer playing for
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
in the
AFL Women's
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the league ...
competition (AFLW).
Svarc is from
Corowa, New South Wales
Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. It is the largest town in the Federation Council a ...
and grew up on a farm with younger sister
Ruby Svarc
Ruby Svarc (born 28 September 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Svarc is from Corowa, New South Wales and grew up on a farm with older sister Cathy Svarc in a family passionate about Au ...
in a family passionate about Australian rules. Cathy played competitive
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
before moving to
Geelong to become a physiotherapist. She moved to Queensland playing two seasons for
Wilston Grange in the
AFL Queensland Women's League before being drafted
by with the 16th pick in the
2019 AFL Women's draft.
Svarc made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against at
Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.
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1991 births
Living people
Sportswomen from Queensland
Australian rules footballers from Queensland
Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players