| Karl Worner | |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 2002 |
| Originalteam: | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) |
| Draftpick: | No. 8, 2022 rookie draft |
| Height: | 188cm |
| Weight: | 83kg |
| Position: | Half Back |
| Guernsey: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Games Goals1: | 5 (0) |
| Statsend: | round 7, 2024 |
Karl Worner (born 16 June 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Originally from Victoria, Karl played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the Talent League.[1]
Although he was drafted in 2021, border restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic meant he was unable to travel from Victoria to Western Australia until February of the following year.[2] He spent 2022 playing for Fremantle's reserve side, in the West Australian Football League. Worner was impressive on debut collecting 31 disposals and kicking two goals against East Fremantle.[3]
Worner was selected by in their 1st selection and 8th overall in the 2022 rookie draft.[4] In June 2023, Worner signed a 2-year contract extension keeping him at until the end of the 2025 AFL season.[5] Worner made his debut for in Round 17 of the 2023 AFL season for their clash against . Worner started as the substitute and was substituted in for Matthew Johnson during the 3rd quarter. Worner finished his debut match with 7 disposals, a mark, and a tackle.[6] [7] After suffering a minor injury during his debut, Worner returned to the WAFL for a few weeks before coming back into the senior side to play the final 3 matches of the season for .[8] [9] [10]
Updated to the end of 2023.[11]
|-| 2022 || || 40| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|-| 2023 || || 40| 4 || 0 || 1 || 23 || 21 || 44 || 12 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.8 || 5.2 || 11.0 || 3.0 || 0.3|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 4 !! 0 !! 1 !! 23 !! 21 !! 44 !! 12 !! 1 !! 0.0 !! 0.3 !! 5.8 !! 5.2 !! 11.0 !! 3.0 !! 0.3 |}