Deborah "Debbie" Lee (born 1974) is a former Australian rules football player and coach.
She has campaigned for recognition of women's Australian rules football in Australia, giving up a WNBL career to focus on developing the sport.
[2] Lee worked as the head of the Melbourne Football Club's AFL Women's operations in 2017 before leaving to take up the same role with the Western Bulldogs in 2018.
[3] A key initiative of Lee's were the Melbourne-Western Bulldogs exhibition matches that ultimately paved the way for the formation of the AFLW.
[4] Lee was the first-ever female inductee to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2021[2] for her playing excellence and for being the driving force for women's AFL.