Lily Tarlinton

Lily Tarlinton (born 22 January 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). A versatile tall forward who can also play in the ruck, she was selected by Adelaide with pick No. 34 in the 2023 AFL Women's draft, recruited from the Bond University Football Club in the QAFL Women's.

Early life and state-league career Tarlinton relocated from Mackay, Queensland, to play for the Bond University Football Club in the QAFLW, where she played as a forward. She was also selected to represent Queensland in the state game against Tasmania and invited to train with prior to the AFLW draft.

She grew up supporting the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. She made her debut in round 7, 2024, playing as a tall forward against and returned to the role in the qualifying final against . Across those two matches, she averaged two disposals and 3.5 hitouts per game.

Ahead of the 2026 AFL Women's season, Tarlinton changed her guernsey number from 21 to 4, vacated by Zoe Prowse.

SANFLW career During her first AFLW season, Tarlinton played SANFLW football for . She kicked her first SANFLW goal during a narrow win over , describing it as “getting a monkey off the back.”