SNAPSHOT: “A classy and skilful wing/forward who thrived in the latter this season with 22 goals in 17 games.”

Zoe Vozzo has transformed her game from being a hard-running winger to a damaging forward, diversifying her profile and looming as a terrific value selection in this year’s AFLW Draft. The Eastern Ranges and Vic Metro talent kept bobbing up when needed throughout 2025 and earned a State Draft Combine at year’s end.

Also a talented cricketer, Vozzo’s football journey goes back to 2018 when she first ran out for 13 games with Wantirna South in the Eastern Region Female Football League. She would begin to hit the scoreboard more consistently the following year and got in 29 games prior to the global pandemic. A further 11 upon return, Vozzo’s big season in front of goal came in 2022.

Playing for the Under 16s at Wantirna South, Vozzo slammed home 27 goals from 17 games, while also making her Under 18s debut for the club at 15 years of age. She got on the radar of the Eastern Ranges and was able to play through the Futures squads and then Vic Metro’s Under 16s campaign, before making her Coates Talent League debut in Round 12 of the 2023 season.

While just the five touches, one mark and four tackles that day, Vozzo showed her defensive attributes and potential upside. She returned to Wantirna South where she booted another 22 goals in 13 games through the Under 16s, played a second game at Under 18s level and even made her senior debut in the 4th Division where she kicked a goal.

An eight-goal haul in Round 2 against Norwood was the peak of her local season, playing a total of five games – for 13 goals – across the Under 18s and senior level. At Coates Talent League, Vozzo kicked eight goals but had become known for being a hard-running wing. She averaged 9.7 disposals, 2.0 marks and 2.4 tackles across 14 games, building up nicely to 2025.

In her top-age season, Vozzo started as a wing but eventually went back inside 50 where she was able to star, booting 16 goals in a premiership year – including a key role on grand final day – from 13 games, while averaging 9.4 disposals, 1.5 marks, 3.9 tackles and 1.2 goals. At the national carnival, she was a clear standout general forward with six goals from four games, while having 6.3 touches and 2.8 tackles including the goal of the carnival with an over the head kick with her back to the goals.

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