Deni Varnhagen
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Adelaide, South Australia
| Deni Varnhagen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Varnhagen with Adelaide in January 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nicknames | Den, Denis[1] | ||
| Born |
26 October 1992 Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Morphettville Park (SAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 26, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2024 | Adelaide | 38 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Deni Varnhagen (born 26 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She is a two-time premiership player.
At the age of nine, Varnhagen started playing Australian rules football with the boys' team at the primary school in Happy Valley, where she was raised. Her coach was Phil Harper, who later on became the General Manager of Football Administration at Adelaide while Varnhagen played for them. Varnhagen continued playing junior football with the boys' team at Plympton, captaining them and winning the best and fairest award. Having to stop playing football due to her gender, Varnhagen played soccer and softball instead, representing South Australia in them, before returning to football, joining Morphettville Park.[2] With Morphettville Park she won three premierships in a row.[1] While playing for Morphettville Park, she represented South Australia in an exhibition match against NSW/ACT, which was played at Adelaide Oval as a curtain-raiser to a regular season match between Adelaide and St Kilda.[3] She was named among South Australia's best, leading them to a two point victory while topping the disposal tally with 20 kicks and five handballs.[4] Varnhagen played 10 matches in 2018–2019 with the NT Thunder in the VFL Women's.[5][6]
