Most footy fans love the athleticism and entertainment of the AFL, but there are numerous others who enjoy the sport for a different reason: the sexy players. Here are our top picks of the hottest AFL players – including seven female athletes who are KILLING the game.
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The AFL & AFLW
The Australian Football League (AFL) and women’s league (AFLW) are Australia’s most popular sporting event (followed by the NRL). Aussie rules take inspiration from several sports like American football, European football/soccer, basketball, and rugby. Players can use any part of their body to handle the ball, including their hands, arms, or feet.
Top 7 Hot AFL Players (2019 Edition)
Simon Black
Age: 40 years old
Team: Brisbane Lions (1998-2013)
Height: 185cm
Weight: 81kg
Relationship status: Married
Besides his impressive career with the Brisbane Lions, Black also had a run on Survivor Australia. He’s also incredibly gorgeous shirtless. AFL players never looked so good!
Alan Didak
Age: 36 years old
Team: Collingwood Football Club (2001-2013)
Height: 184cm
Weight: 85kg
Relationship status: Married
The Collingwood athlete scored 274 goals in 218 games, debuting just as he turned 18. He married his long-time partner in 2014, a couple of years after his first daughter was born in 2012.
Jamie Elliott
Age: 26 years old
Team: Collingwood Football Club (present)
Height: 178cm
Weight: 81kg
Relationship status: Unknown
Elliott was the leading goalkicker for his team for two years, in 2015 and in 2017. We don’t know if Jamie Elliott is in a relationship, but we’d be surprised if this good-looking guy was single.
Luke Hodge
Age: 35 years old
Team: Brisbane Lions (present), Hawthorn Football Club (2002-2017)
Height: 186cm
Weight: 92kg
Relationship status: Married
This dad-of-three is not just one of the best-looking players in the AFL, he’s one of the league’s best players, period.
Kurt Tippett
Age: 32 years old
Team: Sydney Swans (present), Adelaide Football Club (2007-2012)
Height: 202cm
Weight: 105kg
Relationship status: In a relationship
Unfortunately for all of you thirsty fans out there, Kurt Tippett doesn’t seem to like posting shirtless for the ‘gram. His sweet smile will do!
Marc Murphy
Age: 32 years old
Team: Carlton Football Club (present)
Height: 180cm
Weight: 80kg
Relationship status: Engaged
The Carlton midfielder is a legacy player – his dad, John Murphy, played for the VFL. Talent seems to run in their blood!
Buddy Franklin
Age: 32 years old
Team: Sydney Swans (present), Hawthorn Football Club (2005-2013)
Height: 199cm
Weight: 107kg
Relationship status: Married
Of course AFL’s hottest male player has an equally-gorgeous wife. In 2016, Franklin married Jesinta, a model and former Miss Universe contestant.
The 7 Hottest Women’s Players In The AFL
Daisy Pearce
Age: 31 years old
Team: Melbourne Football Club (present), Darebin Falcons (2008-2016)
Height: 170cm
Relationship status: In a relationship
Daisy Pearce had to take a break from competing in 2018-2019 because she was pregnant but the beautiful footy star is still one of Aussie women’s football’s most recognisable faces.
Moana Hope
Age: 31 years old
Team: North Melbourne Football Club (present)
Height: 172cm
Relationship status: Engaged
With same-sex marriage recently legalised, AFLW’s sexiest star has plans to marry her long-time partner and fiancee, model Isabella Carlstrom.
Tayla Harris
Age: 22 years old
Team: Carlton Football Club (present)
Height: 177cm
Relationship status:
This gorgeous babe isn’t just a skilled football player, she’s also a professional boxer with an impressive 4-1-0 record.
Eleni Glouftsis
Age: 28 years old
Relationship status: Engaged
While Glouftsis isn’t a football player, she did make history in 2016 as the AFL’s first-ever female field umpire.
Nicola Stevens
Age: 26 years old
Team: Carlton Football Club (present), Collingwood Football Club (2017)
Height: 174cm
0Relationship status: In a relationship
Carlton’s star defender was one of 22 players chosen for the first AFL Women’s all-star All-Australian Team.
Ebony Marinoff
Age: 21 years old
Team: Adelaide Football Club (present)
Height: 169cm
Relationship status: Unknown
Once a deli assistant, Ebony Marinoff is now one of the biggest and toughest footy stars in the AFLW. She was a part of the inaugural AFL Women’s All-Australian team and won the first-ever AFL Women’s Rising Star award in 2017.
1Erin Phillips
Age: 34 years old
Team: Port Adelaide Football Club (present)
Height: 173cm
Relationship status: Married
Is there something that Erin Phillips can’t do? This incredible woman isn’t just a championship football star (winning major individual AFLW awards like “Best and Fairest Player” and MVP), she’s also a champion basketball player. The Melbourne-born babe won a silver Olympic medal for Australia in 2008 and even played in the WNBA.
Conclusion
It seems like hot footy players really have it all: skill, determination, good looks, and fame. Of course, anyone who puts the time and effort into honing their athleticism is inherently attractive, but we can all agree that these hot AFL players are sexy in more ways than one!
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