DOB: 11 November 1999
Debut: Round 5, 2018 vs Brisbane Lions at Casey Fields
From: Bendigo Pioneers, selection #7, 2017 AFLW National Draft
Number: 29 (2018-)
Honours:
Premiership player - 2022 spring season
Grand Final team - 2022 summer season
Rising Star nominee - Round 3, 2019
All Australian - 2023 (interchange)
Equal league top goalkicker - 2023
Leading goalkicker - 2023
Games: 64* (to end 2023)
Goals: 49*
Career statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 48 | 0 | 16 | 75.00 |
Statistical categories led:
Statistical categories led:
Most games and Most goals in number 29
Equal most free kicks for in a game: 6 - Round 9, 2021 vs Brisbane Lions
Equal most goals in a game: 5 - Round 6, 2023 vs Adelaide
Equal most finals - 10
Key position forward and former Under 18 All-Australian centre half-forward. Played the last three games of the 2018 season, then won the Casey Demons Best and Fairest in the VFLW.
Returned to play every game in 2019, kicking five goals. Also ever-present over the next two years, developing as a midfielder in 2021. After a hot start to 2022, Zanker failed to have a major impact for the rest of the season, but played in that year's Grand Final.
Zanker again played every game in the 2022 spring season, kicking a career high goal total and playing in that year's Grand Final win. Continued to improve as a goalkicker in 2023, equalling Kate Hore for most during the home and away season, then passing the captain's tally during finals. Kicked an equal club record five in Round 6 against Adelaide. Zanker was named on the interchange of that year's All Australian team, and extended her contract until the end of 2025 at the end of the year.
| Year | Games | Goals | AFL B&F |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 summer | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 spring | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
Lists
All Australian
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 19/10/2018, 16/12/2023
Links
Wikipedia profile