Alexandra Anderson (born 25 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
[5] Anderson began learning of the game after her older sister Mikayla started playing it[5] and was encouraged by her school teacher who was from Melbourne to pursue a career in the sport.
[3][9] Anderson was recruited by Brisbane with the number 47 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft and debuted in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.
[10] Anderson went on to play all eight games in her debut season, including the six-point 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to Adelaide.
[14] Anderson had a career-best season in 2019, capped off by winning the Brisbane best and fairest award[15] and being selected in the 2019 AFL Women's All-Australian team.
[20] Anderson finished the season as one of fourteen players to have played the most AFL Women's matches to that point with 30.