Libby Birch
- Career games
- 114
- Debut
- 2017
Player Information
Accolades
- 2025 AFLW Premiership (North Melbourne)
- 2024 AFLW Premiership (North Melbourne)
- 2022 S6 AFLW All-Australian
- 2022 S7 AFLW Premiership (Melbourne)
- 2020 AFLW All-Australian
- 2018 AFLW Premiership (Western Bulldogs)
Player bio
A career in numbersLibby Birch made her AFLW debut for Western Bulldogs in 2017 and has played 114 games, including 22 for Western Bulldogs between 2017 and 2019, 55 for Melbourne between 2020 and 2023 and 37 for North Melbourne between 2024 and 2026.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, her primary role was left back pocket. Across her recorded games, she has averaged 2.8 marks and 11.1 disposals per game. She played 7 games in her debut season, averaging 0.4 marks per game. Her highest recorded season total is 72 marks, from 15 games in 2025 at an average of 4.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 15.75 per game in 2026. The largest total in those seasons is 235 disposals, recorded in 2025.
Her honours include 2 All-Australian selections and 4 premierships in 2018, 2022 Season 7, 2024 and 2025.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 |
| 2026 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 |
About these season figures
Compared 11 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 | DEF | HBFL | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 83% | 81 | 75 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 28.85 | Mostly sunny | ||
| 2026 | 8 |
vs
SYD
|
W | Arden Street Oval | DEF | HBFL | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 90% | 85 | 78 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 28.84 | Partly cloudy | ||
| 2026 | 7 |
@
MEL
|
W | IKON Park | DEF | HBFL | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 91% | 85 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 28.81 | Shower or two | ||
| 2026 | 5 |
vs
CAR
|
W | Arden Street Oval | DEF | BPL | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 84% | 80% | 67 | 25 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 28.78 | Late shower or two | ||
| 2026 | 4 |
@
STK
|
W | RSEA Park | DEF | BPL | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 70% | 86 | 68 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 28.76 | Showers Wind easing |