Danielle Marshall (born 15 August 1991) is a former American Australian rules football player for the Essendon Bombers in the AFL Women's (AFLW) League.
[3][4] She participated in many sports throughout her childhood, including soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby union, ultimate frisbee and cross country running.
[2] During college she was an avid watcher of Australian Football League on ESPN, until the channel stopped broadcasting the sport in 2011.
[2][6][7] She missed selection with the USA Freedom for the 2017 Australian Football International Cup after beginning to play the sport.
American Australian Denver Bulldogs director of coaching James Waddell, and his visiting friend Australian cricket player manager Cam Richardson, who had shown an interest in recruiting the best female players for the Western Bulldog's women's team, offered to host the two in Melbourne for a professional tryout.
[2][8] At the 2018 USAFL National Championships, Marshall became the first first-year rookie to win the Paul Roos Medal for Best and Fairest in Division 2.
[13] Marshall was selected by the USAFL to represent the United States at the 2024 Trans-Atlantic Cup tournament, and the only AFLW player to participate.