Alyssa Mifsud | |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1994 |
Originalteam: | VU Western Spurs (VFL Women's) |
Draftpick: | No. 40, 2016 AFL Women's draft |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
Debutstadium: | Casey Fields |
Height: | 184 cm |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Games Goals1: | 9 (10) |
Statsend: | the 2018 season |
Careerhighlights: |
2017 |
Alyssa Mifsud (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Melbourne with their fifth selection and fortieth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games, in addition to placing equal third in the league goalkicking with nine goals.[3] Melbourne signed Mifsud for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[4] She decided to step away from the club and pursue new ambitions by the end of 2018.
Mifsud now continues to play her footy in the Division 1 competition of the Northern Football Netball League with the VU Western Spurs where she began her career before playing in the AFLW competition. In 2019 she became a premiership player after a dominating performance against diamond creek. Mifsud has been selected as a Division 1 Allstar midfielder.