Alyssa Mifsud (born 22 December 1994) is an
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Melbourne Football Club 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. She was drafted by Melbourne with their fifth selection and fortieth overall in the
2016 AFL Women's draft
The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs 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 w ...
. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at
Casey Fields
Casey Fields is a $30 million, 70 hectare multi-sports complex in the City of Casey at Cranbourne East a southeastern suburb of Melbourne. The complex is home to Australian rules football, cricket, netball, soccer, tennis, cycling, ...
in the opening round of the
2017 season. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games, in addition to placing equal third in the
league goalkicking with nine goals. Melbourne signed Mifsud for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.
She decided to step away from the club and pursue new ambitions by the end of 2018.
Mifsud now continues to play her footy in the Division 1 competition of the Northern Football Netball League with the VU Western Spurs where she began her career before playing in the AFLW competition. In 2019 she became a premiership player after a dominating performance against diamond creek. Mifsud has been selected as a Division 1 Allstar midfielder.
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1994 births
Living people
Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Victorian Women's Football League players
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