Aliesha Newman


Aliesha Newman is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was recruited by Melbourne as a free agent in October 2016. Newman is originally from Braybrook in Melbourne's Western Suburbs She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season. She missed the next three matches before returning for the round five match against at Blacktown International Sportspark Oval. She played the remainder of the season to finish with four matches for the year.
Melbourne signed Newman for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.
Newman is the older sibling of Australian weightlifter Teagan Newman.