Libby Birch (born 3 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
[3] In April 2016, Birch won a silver medal for netball when Victoria finished runners-up at the under 21 national championships.
[4] After the tournament, Daisy Pearce from the Darebin Falcons made contact with Birch and invited her to trial for the inaugural AFL Women's season.
[5] Prior to 18 June 2016, she had never kicked a football but only ten weeks later, Birch played and won a VFL Women's premiership with her team, Darebin.
[10] Birch was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after a strong defensive tagging role and six disposal match against Brisbane in February 2018.
[citation needed] Outside of her on-field playing ability, Birch also featured in a special comments role for SEN's AFLW Commentary as well as playing a prominent role in NAB AFL Auskick at Home Content Series, motivating kids to stay active during the COVID-19 lockdown periods.