Kalinda Howarth joined the SUNS as a priority signing before the 2019 AFLW Draft. The 20-year-old was previously on the Brisbane Lions list for the 2018 AFLW season but was delisted after one year at the club. She represented the SUNS in the 2018 and 2019 Winter Series’. A Gold Coaster born and bred, Howarth went back to play in the QAFLW for Bond University in 2019. She had a standout season in the blue and gold, kicking 31 goals from 15 games to take out the league’s goalkicking award. A crafty forward with sublime skills, Howarth has great nous around goals and is proficient on both sides of her body.