Sport
16 May, 2025
Swane’s athletic flair
Allie Swane has had her fair share of experience in the sporting community, from playing football as a kid to touch and rugby league as a teenager. She played football for the Caboolture FC for ten years and played the occasional game of touch footy and rugby league in school.
But now at 29-years-old, Allie is kick starting her QWAFL journey, debuting for the Moreton Bay Lions development squad this year. She first started playing AFL just shy of two years ago, when she was living in Mackay and a friend asked her to sub onto her team. Allie said after her first game, the rest was history.
“I played for the Mackay City Hawks since 2023, but then I moved back to the Moreton Bay region the end of last year,” she said. “It’s a big step up playing in the QWAFL development team this year, it’s really good but I was really nervous when I first came in. The whole coaching team is amazing, they’re really supportive of player development and player wellbeing.”
Allie added that the hardest part about competing in the QWAFL is playing with different players each week due to injuries and availabilities.
“Getting to learn different player’s abilities and learning how to play with different people each week, it’s definitely a hard thing to do. But the culture is excellent, they are welcoming, supporting and everyone fosters a really good sense of belongingness.”
When Allie isn’t playing sports, she teaches HPE at the Bribie Island State High School, and is also assisting in the school’s new AFL program.
Allie stressed how important it is to provide grass roots pathways for women to pursue AFL.
“I think it’s incredible, I’m a massive supporter of women in sport in general and specifically in AFL,” she said. “It honestly warms my heart seeing these young girls put their body on the line every week playing footy, which they were never able to do. It makes me really happy.”
