Lauren Ahrens (born 19 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

She began playing Australian rules football for the first time with the Melbourne University Mugars team.

[3] Ahrens was pre-listed by her hometown team, the Gold Coast Suns, in the lead up to the 2019 AFL Women's draft.

[4] She made her debut against Greater Western Sydney at Blacktown ISP Oval in the opening round of the 2020 season.

[6] Ahrens achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average metres gained in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 321.1 a game.