Richmond is delighted to announce that AFLW captain Katie Brennan has committed to the Club for a further two years.
Brennan, 31, has captained Richmond since the Club’s inception after initially joining as the Tigers’ inaugural AFLW recruit in April 2019.
The fresh contract extension will make Brennan at least a seven-year Tiger. Brennan has booted 50 goals from 39 AFLW games in yellow and black.
The key forward, who is the competition’s longest-serving club captain, having captained the Western Bulldogs for three seasons before holding the role for the past six at Richmond, has twice been named All-Australian.
Brennan, who has won Richmond’s goal-kicking competition on three occasions, is third all-time in goals in the AFLW competition, though her 65 majors from 52 games give her the highest goal-per-match average in the league.
The star centre half forward is blessed with silky skills on both sides of the body and strong hands in a marking contest and has dominated top level football since she relocated to Victoria from Queensland in 2013.
Brennan booted over 150 goals and played in three premierships across her first three seasons with Darebin in the VFLW, as well as winning the VFLW league best and fairest and goalkicking in 2017.
One of the competition’s original 16 marquee signings, Brennan has shown no signs of slowing down in recent seasons, booting 14 goals from 10 matches last year and finishing fourth in Richmond’s best and fairest.
Brennan ranked #1 at Richmond for Marks, Goals and Contested Marks in 2023 and was #2 behind only league best and fairest winner Monique Conti for Inside 50s.
Brennan said her love for the people and the Club made it a ‘no-brainer' to re-sign with Richmond.
“It is an extraordinary place to be,” she added.
“We are one big family, and I just love our people. I love our direction, and I love where we are headed. We are growing so much.
“It is just such a pleasure to be around the Club.”
Richmond Head of Women’s Football Kate Sheahan said it was exciting that Brennan would remain at the Club long term.
“Katie is a Tiger through and through and means so much to our football program and broader Club,” she said.
“For the past five years, she has represented the Club so well on and off the field, and we know that she will continue to do that across the next three seasons and beyond.
“Katie works incredibly hard and physically is in the best condition of her career. It is a credit to her professionalism and combined work with our medical and high-performance team, and it will hold her in excellent stead to continue as one of the competition's elite going forward."
