Seasonal health tracking of Australian Football League Women’s athletes

Mean daily energy and carbohydrate intakes were lower than recommendations across all seasons.

• Mean daily carbohydrate intake was highest at the start of preseason (3.6 g/kg/day), then decreased during preseason (3.1 g/day) and remained low during competition (3.2 g/day).
• Over 80% of players did not meet minimum carbohydrate recommendations at each timepoint.
• Skinfold measurements and fat mass percentage decreased during preseason.
• Serum iron levels were within recommended ranges for 95% of athletes at all timepoints.
• Total distance covered and the number of very high-intensity efforts significantly increased during preseason but decreased during competition.
• Nutrition knowledge was rated as 'poor', and 42% of athletes were at risk of low energy availability.

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