Leah Kaslar

Leah Kaslar (born 11 September 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW), captaining both teams.

Early life Kaslar was born in 1985 in Caringbah, New South Wales and moved with her family to Cairns, Queensland before her first birthday. She first played football as a teenager in Cairns and moved to the Gold Coast shortly after her 21st birthday where she began playing football for Coolangatta Tweed Heads in the QAFLW. She was equal winner of the Queensland Women's AFL (QWAFL) best and fairest in 2016.

AFLW career Brisbane Kaslar was recruited by with the number 31 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She was announced as one of the Brisbane Lions' "values leaders" to assist captain Emma Zielke alongside Emily Bates, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Sam Virgo in January 2017. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. At the end of the season, she was listed in the 2017 40-player All-Australian squad.

Brisbane signed Kaslar for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. Brisbane signed Kaslar for the 2019 season prior to the 2018 AFL Women's draft. On 12 December 2018, she was elected 2019 team captain by her teammates.

Gold Coast Following the 2019 season, Kaslar joined Gold Coast. She was appointed co-captain in January 2020. In June 2021, Gold Coast announced they were not offering Kaslar a contract for 2022 season 6.

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