Erica Fowler
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| Erica Fowler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fowler playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 8 July 1992 | ||
| Original team | Yeronga (QWAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 70, 2018 AFLW draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward / Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2024 | Collingwood | 46 (2) | |
| 2025– | Geelong | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 47 (2) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2025. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Erica Fowler (born 8 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for Collingwood. Originally a rugby sevens player, Fowler joined Collingwood's VFL Women's team and became a senior player after she was selected with the club's ninth selection and the 70th pick overall in the 2018 AFLW draft.[1] She made her debut in a loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in round 1 of the 2019 season.[2]
Fowler originally played rugby sevens, representing the University of Queensland nationally.[2] She also played 33 games for Yeronga in the Queensland Women's Australian Football League (QWAFL) and its lower division, the Queensland Women's Football Association.[3] Fowler suffered injury and illness in 2016, causing her to miss the Australian University Games and leaving her with a choice between her sporting and paramedicine careers.[2] She was part of the Yeronga team victorious over Coorparoo in the 2017 QWAFL grand final.[3] Fowler accepted an offer to join Collingwood's VFL Women's side in 2018 and split her time between sport and work, travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne every few weeks to play.[2]
AFLW career
For the 2018 AFLW draft, Collingwood was granted two chances to pre-select recruits to compensate for losing players to injury and rival clubs, using a similar bidding mechanism to the father–daughter rule. The club selected Fowler with pick 70; she was expected to play as a key forward and ruckwoman assisting Eliza Hynes, because of her 180-centimetre stature.[1] She hoped her rugby sevens experience would bring "a different physicality and athleticism to the game".[2] In November 2024, Fowler was delisted by Collingwood.[4]
In May 2025, after standing out for Sandringham during six VFL Women's matches, Fowler was signed by AFLW club Geelong.[5]
