Lisa Webb (; born 27 April 1984) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er and current senior coach of the

Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represen ...

in the

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(AFLW). She previously played six games for Fremantle in 2018, before retiring that same year.

Early life

Webb placed second at the 2002–03 Australian Track & Field Championships competing in the

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Playing career

Webb was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and the second selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft. She made her debut and was named one of Fremantle's best players in the thirteen point win over at Optus Stadium in round 2 of the 2018 season. She played six games in 2018. She retired from playing at the end of the 2018 season.

Coaching career

In 2019, Webb was appointed as the opposition and strategy coach for the Fremantle AFLW team. She remained an assistant until June 2022, when she relocated to Melbourne for family reasons. She served as the

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AFLW midfield coach in the AFLW's seventh season. In February 2023, Webb was appointed senior coach of the Fremantle AFLW team on a three-year deal. She is the second former AFLW player to be appointed as a senior coach in the competition, after

Lauren Arnell Lauren Arnell (born 15 March 1987) is a retired Australian rules footballer and senior coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition, having previously played for Carlton and the Brisbane Lions. She served as Carlton' ...

. During the 2023

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season, Lisa coached the

Fremantle Dockers The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represen ...

to a 13th place ladder finish with a total of 4 wins and 6 losses. She coached the Fremantle Dockers to a 5th place finish the following season with 8 wins 3 losses, and a return to finals for the first time since 2022. Fremantle's return to finals saw them defeat and eliminate the

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in an elimination final at

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. The Dockers were however defeated by the

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in the semi-finals the following week.

Personal life

Webb is married to

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footballer

Marc Webb Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy '' (500) Days of Summer.'' He then directed ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012 ...

. They have two sons. Webb was a health and physical education teacher at Newman College in

up until June 2022.

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* * 1984 births Living people Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Fremantle Football Club coaches AFL Women's coaches Australian people of English descent {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub