Kiara Bowers
Australian rules footballer
Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Bowers is considered one of the leading women’s footballers from Western Australia.
Early life
Kiara was raised in Perth, Western Australia, as one of nine siblings. Bowers played rugby, softball, athletics and basketball prior to taking up Australian rules. Though she didn't play Australian rules she grew up supporting the Melbourne Football Club. Inspired by her older brother Andrew's efforts in the WAFL with South Fremantle and Swan Districts, Kiara took up Australian rules while at high school with the Coastal Titans. She went on to be a standout performer, winning the league best and fairest four times and representing Western Australia five times.
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.
Career
In July 2016, 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, Bowers ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing for the Coastal Titans in the West Australian Women's Football League. She would not play for Fremantle at all in the first two seasons of the AFLW.
She made her debut in the four-point win against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2019 season.
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