12 Facts About Kiara Bowers

Kiara Bowers was born on 16 November 1991 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's.

Kiara Bowers was raised in Perth, Western Australia, as one of nine siblings.

Kiara Bowers played rugby, softball, athletics and basketball prior to taking up Australian rules.

Kiara Bowers went on to be a standout performer, winning the league best and fairest four times and representing Western Australia five times.

Kiara Bowers signed with Melbourne Football Club in 2013 and was part of the team that played in exhibition series matches in 2013,2014,2015 prior to the commencement of the AFLW.

In July 2016, Kiara Bowers was announced as Fremantle's second marquee signing ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season.

However, in August 2016,5 months before the start of the season, Kiara Bowers ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League.

Kiara Bowers made her debut in the four-point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season.

Kiara Bowers had an outstanding debut season, finishing second behind Erin Phillips in the league's player-voted Most Valuable Player award, sixth in the AFL Women's best and fairest award, winning Fremantle's best and fairest award, and being named in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.

Kiara Bowers continued her exceptional form into 2021, sharing the AFL Women's best and fairest award with Collingwood's Brianna Davey, being selected in her third consecutive All-Australian team, as vice-captain, and claiming the AFLW Champion Player of the Year Award.

Kiara Bowers achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for pressure points in the 2021 AFL Women's season, leading the league for pressure acts, pressure points, tackles and forced turnovers.

Kiara Bowers is a carpenter who lives with her partner Adele and their son Nate.