Lauren Arnell
| Lauren Arnell | |||
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Lauren Arnell with Port Adelaide in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lauren Arnell | ||
| Born | 15 March 1987 | ||
| Original team | Darebin (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | 2016 priority signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2018 | Carlton | 11 (4) | |
| 2019–2021 | Brisbane | 25 (5) | |
| Total | 36 (9) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2025 | Port Adelaide (W) | 46 (18–26–2) | |
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lauren Arnell (born 15 March 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. She played for the Carlton Football Club and the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's (AFLW) from 2017 to 2021, and was the head AFLW coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club from season 7 to 2025.
Arnell served as Carlton captain in the inaugural season of the competition in 2017 before moving to Brisbane at the end of the 2018 season, winning a premiership with the club before retiring. She became Port Adelaide's inaugural AFLW coach ahead of its first season in the competition in season 7, coaching the club to a preliminary final in 2024.