Dee Heslop
| Dee Heslop | |||
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 Heslop after the 2022 season 7 Grand Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
30 July 2001 Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Original team | Yeronga (QAFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 69, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2022 (S6) | Gold Coast | 23 (0) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2025 | Brisbane | 22 (0) | |
| Total | 45 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dion Heslop (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for Gold Coast and Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Early life
[edit]Heslop was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to the Gold Coast at 10 years of age.[1] She attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing and her first sporting interest was netball where she was a junior state representative for Queensland.[2] She later tried Australian rules football for the Southport Sharks and was signed up to the Gold Coast Suns Academy and subsequently quit netball to pursue a career in the AFLW. She was selected for numerous junior football state representative teams and joined the top level Yeronga Devils in the lead up to her draft year.[3]
AFLW career
[edit]Heslop was drafted by Gold Coast with the 69th pick in the 2019 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her AFLW debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[5] In June 2022, Heslop was delisted by Gold Coast.[6]
In June 2022, Heslop was drafted by Brisbane with the 57th pick.[7] She played 22 games across four seasons before being delisted at the end of the 2025 season.[8]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 | Gold Coast | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6) | Gold Coast | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 8 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Brisbane | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brisbane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Brisbane | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[9] | 45 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 71 | 234 | 54 | 117 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Dee Heslop puts case forward for spot on Gold Coast Suns AFLW list". Gold Coast Bulletin. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Dee Heslop made a tough choice between two sporting loves". Gold Coast Bulletin. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Positivity the key for injured Dee Heslop's AFLW dream". aflq.com.au. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast local Dee Heslop drafted to the SUNS". goldcoastfc.com.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast Suns AFLW Team Announcement: Round 1". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "SUNS make AFLW list changes". Gold Coast. Telstra. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Dee Heslop Reunited with History Making Teammates". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 30 June 2022.
- ^ Ferber, Kaitlyn (8 December 2025). "Lions delist defender, untried academy duo". AFL Women's. Melbourne. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Dee Heslop". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
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- Dee Heslop at AustralianFootball.com
