Amelie Borg
| Amelie Borg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Amelie Tiahn Borg | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 2004 | ||
| Original team(s) | North Adelaide (SANFLW) / Golden Grove (junior) | ||
| Draft | No. 61, {{AFLW draft}}[1] | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Port Adelaide | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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Amelie Borg (born 17 November 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the AFLW. A lockdown tall defender known for her competitiveness and one‑on‑one craft,[2] Borg was voted a Port Adelaide vice‑captain ahead of the 2025 AFLW season.[3]
Early life
Borg grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and played junior football with Golden Grove before moving into the SANFL Women's competition with North Adelaide Football Club.[1] She earned AFLW U18 All-Australian honours and selection in the SANFLW Team of the Year as a teenager.[2]
AFLW career
Borg was drafted by Port Adelaide with pick 61 in the AFLW draft2022[1] She debuted in Port Adelaide's inaugural AFLW season and quickly established herself as a key defender.[3]
In 2024 she was named in the AFLPA 22under22 final team,[4] having first been listed in the squad by the AFL Players’ Association earlier that month.[5] She was also named in the 2024 All‑Australian squad.[6]
Ahead of the 2025 season, Port Adelaide confirmed Borg as a vice‑captain in a refreshed leadership group.[3] The club formally announced the full 2025 leadership group in July 2025.[7]
Playing style
A tall, mobile key defender, Borg is noted for her aerial ability, body positioning and lockdown work, with growing rebound attack from the back half.[2]
Honours and achievements
- Port Adelaide
- Individual
- AFLPA 22under22: 2024[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2022 AFLW Draft: Amelie Borg". SANFL. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Amelie Borg – Draft profile". Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Amelie Borg". Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Four Power young guns selected in final 22under22 team". portadelaidefc.com.au. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Power surge: Port dominates 22Under22". AFL Players' Association. November 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "AFLW upstarts Hawthorn put ruckus behind them and turn focus to Port Adelaide". The Guardian. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Justine Mules‑Robinson named Port Adelaide AFLW captain for 2025 season". portadelaidefc.com.au. July 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
External links
{{Port Adelaide Football Club (AFLW)}} {{Australian rules football biographies}}
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