Zippy Fish

Zippy Fish

Zippy Fish
Fish in 2026
Personal information
Full name Zipporah Fish
Born (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 20)
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)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2026 Australia 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
2 Representative statistics correct as of 2026.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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. She was awarded the AFLPA best first-year player for 2025 and won the 2025 AFLW Rising Star.

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 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 Round 1 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 in Round 2 playing against the Gold Coast Suns, recording 27 disposals and eight intercepts.[9]

In Round 8 against reigning premiers 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] She was also awarded the AFLPA best first-year player award in November.[18]

2026

In June, Fish was selected to represent Australia in the then-upcoming Australia v Ireland representative game.[19] She kicked the first goal of the match, with Australia going on to win the game by 50 points.[20]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.[21]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2025 Sydney 23 12 4 0 190 64 254 37 40 0.3 0.0 15.8 5.3 21.2 3.1 3.3 4
Career 12 4 0 190 64 254 37 40 0.3 0.0 15.8 5.3 21.2 3.1 3.3 4

References

  1. ^ a b c Black, Sarah (1 May 2024). "Draft Diaries: The top prospect with talent as incredible as her name". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Troy Fish". wafl.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Emerging sports star Zippy Fish uses apt pace and athleticism to excel in football and basketball". The West Australian. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ^ @freodockersAFLW (1 November 2023). "…four girls who are part of our NGA Female Elite Program! Zippy Fish…" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ^ Williams, Peter (17 November 2023). "2024 AFLW Academy announced". Rookie Me. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  6. ^ Kennelly, Hannah (13 December 2024). "'It would be awkward if I was slow': The zippiest and most famous names in the AFLW draft". The Age. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b Guelas, Joanna; Harrington, Anna (18 August 2025). "Fish frenzy as coach, teammates laud Zippy's AFLW debut". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  8. ^ Pegan, Martin (18 August 2025). "Zippy by name, Zippy by nature: No-fuss Swan dazzles on debut". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Zippy Fish named AFLW Round 2 Rising Star". sydneyswans.com.au. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Fish polls coaches votes in Round 8". sydneyswans.com.au. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  11. ^ Nice, Chris (17 October 2025). "The leading contenders for the 2025 AFLW Rising Star award". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  12. ^ Staff writer (13 October 2025). "Coaches' votes, R9: Garner makes up ground, three perfect 10s". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  13. ^ Staff writer (20 October 2025). "Coaches' votes, R10: Race down to three, only two perfect 10s". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  14. ^ Staff writer (5 November 2025). "Coaches' votes, R12: North star streets the field to claim top prize". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  15. ^ Faulkner, Will (12 November 2025). "Duo join Bont in ultra-rare air; new captain unveiled: AFLW 22Under22 team revealed". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  16. ^ Jovanovski, Jack (6 November 2025). "Revealed: Reigning premiers, seven other clubs dominate as AFLW All-Aus squad unveiled". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  17. ^ Ferber, Kaitlyn (24 November 2025). "Like a Fish to water: Swans sensation named Rising Star". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Fish named AFL Players' Best First Year Player for 2025". sydneyswans.com.au. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  19. ^ Black, Sarah (21 June 2026). "First batch of players unveiled for Australia v Ireland clash". afl.com.au/aflw. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  20. ^ "Australia beats Ireland by 50 points in historic AFLW international at North Sydney". ABC. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  21. ^ "Zippy Fish – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

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