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Little is known about the dietary and sleep habits of AFLW athletes across a season, and the influence that age has on these behaviours. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects of season phase and age on dietary intake and sleep in elite AFLW athletes. Dietary intake and sleep were assessed in 22 AFLW athletes (25.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.0\u00a0y) over 10 nights, including five consecutive nights during both pre\u2010season and in\u2010season. Dietary intake was quantified through self\u2010reported food diaries using a smartphone application (Easy Diet Diary), and sleep via a wearable monitoring device (Oura ring). Restricted maximum likelihood mixed models were used to determine variations in dietary intake and sleep in AFLW players between season phases (i.e., pre\u2010season vs. in\u2010season) and age. In\u2010season protein (115.15\u00a0\u00b1\u00a035.14 vs. 126.48\u00a0\u00b1\u00a040.10\u00a0g,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.026) and fat intakes (72.93\u00a0\u00b1\u00a029.55 vs. 83.43\u00a0\u00b1\u00a033.14\u00a0g,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.012) were significantly lower compared to pre\u2010season, with no differences in sleep measures observed between season phases. While age did not influence dietary intake, each additional year of age was associated with 8\u00a0min less sleep (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.001) and 4\u00a0min earlier wake times (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.032). These findings suggest that protein and fat intakes fluctuate across the seasons, with increasing age being a non\u2010modifiable risk factor for shorter sleep durations within AFLW athletes.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejsc.70274","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T12:02:27Z","timestamp":1792584147000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Sleep and Diet of Elite Female Australian Rules Football Athletes Differ With Age and Season Phase"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5160-1728","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jackson","family":"Barnard","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Research, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University  Geelong Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monica","family":"Kelly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Research, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University  Geelong Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1793-3811","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michele","family":"Lastella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science Central Queensland University  Wayville Australia"},{"name":"School of Health Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University  Rockhampton Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9095-7070","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Spencer","family":"Roberts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Research, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University  Geelong Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adrian Di","family":"Giovanni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Research, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University  Geelong Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joshua","family":"Guy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University  Cairns Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dominique","family":"Condo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Research, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition Deakin University  Geelong Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"#cr-split#-e_1_2_10_2_1.1","unstructured":"Australian Bureau of Statistics.Canberra: ABS. 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