Zippy Fish
Australian rules footballer
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Zipporah "Zippy" Fish (born 4 June 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Although traditionally a midfielder, she also plays at half back.
| Zippy Fish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zipporah Fish | ||
| Born | 4 June 2006 | ||
| Original team | East Fremantle | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2024 AFL Women's National draft | ||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder / Half Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025– | Sydney | 12 (4) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Fish is from Newman, a small town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Her first name, Zipporah, is of biblical origin.[1] Her father Troy played a few league games for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL)[2] and some reserves games for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), before switching to junior coaching and player development roles with East Fremantle.
Originally focusing mostly on basketball and soccer, Fish first started playing Australian rules football for East Fremantle in the Rogers Cup, a developmental league for female footballers under the age of 19 in Western Australia.[3][1] She attended secondary school at All Saints' College in Perth, graduating in 2023. During her gap year, she began studying for a teaching degree, specialising in sport, whilst also working as a game development officer for the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), running school clinics and carnivals.[1]
AFLW career
2025: Debut season
A highly rated junior, Fish was a member of the Fremantle's Next Generation Academy[4] and the AFLW Academy programs and was considered a top-five draft prospect.[5][6] She was drafted by Sydney with pick 5 in the 2024 AFL Women's National draft,[7] and was named to make her debut in the opening Round of the 2025 AFL Women's season against Richmond.[8] She collected 26 disposals during the match, the equal-most from a debutante, and was listed as one of Sydney's best players in the subsequent match report.[7] She received a Rising Star nomination the following week playing against the Gold Coast Suns, finishing the game with 27 disposals and eight intercepts.[9]
In Round eight against North Melbourne, she recorded a game-high 722 metres gained and career-best numbers in both disposals and kicks, with 34 and 25 respectively. She was also the only Swans player to receive coaches' votes from the game.[10] Two weeks later on 17 October, she was named as one of the favorites to win the 2025 AFL Women's Rising Star award.[11] Fish finished her first season in the competition having played all 12 games, polling coaches' votes in all but three of them.[10][12][13][14] She received selection in the 22 Under 22 team, and was also named in the initial 42-woman All-Australian squad.[15][16] On 24 November at the league's annual W Awards, Fish was awarded the Rising Star award as the competition's best young player, polling the maximum 50 votes.[17]
