Ash Riddell
- Career games
- 94
- Debut
- 2019
Player Information
Accolades
- 2025 AFLW All-Australian
- 2025 AFLW Best and Fairest
- 2025 AFLW Club Best and Fairest (North Melbourne)
- 2025 AFLW Coaches Association Champion Player
- 2025 AFLW Premiership (North Melbourne)
- 2024 AFLW All-Australian
- 2024 AFLW Premiership (North Melbourne)
- 2023 AFLW All-Australian
- 2022 S6 AFLW All-Australian
- 2022 S6 AFLW Club Best and Fairest (North Melbourne)
- 2020 AFLW All-Australian
Player bio
A career in numbersAsh Riddell made her AFLW debut for North Melbourne in 2019 and has played 94 games for the club.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, her primary role was ruck rover. Across her recorded games, she has averaged 28.2 disposals and 4.6 clearances per game. Her highest recorded season total is 532 disposals, from 15 games in 2025 at an average of 35.5 per game. 2025 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete disposal records.
She won the AFLW Best and Fairest in 2025. She won the AFLW Coaches Association Champion Player award in 2025. Her honours include 5 All-Australian selections and 2 premierships in 2024 and 2025.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 532 | 35.47 |
| 2026 | 9 | 314 | 34.89 |
About these season figures
Compared 8 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
Recent Games
Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
|
# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | DT | MG | CC | SCL | TO | INT | SOG | GACC% | SI | T50 | Age | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 |
vs
FRE
|
W | Arden Street Oval | MID | RR | 7 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83% | 63% | 67 | 113 | 525 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 50% | 6 | 1 | 30.6 | Mostly sunny | ||
| 2026 | 8 |
vs
SYD
|
W | Arden Street Oval | MID | RR | 7 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85% | 67% | 72 | 90 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 2 | 30.58 | Partly cloudy | ||
| 2026 | 7 |
@
MEL
|
W | IKON Park | MID | RR | 7 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83% | 52% | 71 | 112 | 338 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0 | 30.55 | Shower or two | ||
| 2026 | 6 |
@
HAW
|
L | Cazalys Stadium | MID | RR | 7 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82% | 73% | 64 | 101 | 370 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 30.53 | Showers easing Wind easing | ||
| 2026 | 5 |
vs
CAR
|
W | Arden Street Oval | MID | RR | 7 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77% | 69% | 62 | 122 | 523 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 2 | 30.52 | Late shower or two |