MELBOURNE has finalised its AFLW list for the 2019 season, securing free agent Ashleigh Woodland on Wednesday morning.

The signing comes after the Demons passed on their fifth and final selection at the NAB AFLW Draft on Tuesday, instead utilising their option of obtaining an undrafted player from another state.

Woodland, who is originally from North Adelaide, joins the red and blue as a versatile defender.

Having previously captained South Australia Youth Girls in 2016, the 20-year-old has also been selected in consecutive SANFLW Teams of the Year.

“Ashleigh is someone we have been tracking throughout the year, in the event she wasn’t selected in the South Australian Draft,” AFLW list manager Todd Patterson told Melbourne Media.

“She can impact the game both in forward and in defence, but we will look to start her development in the back half.”

Woodland joins the Demons’ four recent draftees – Tyla Hanks (No.6), Madeline Brancatisano (No.15), Jordann Hickey (No.31) and Shelley Heath (No.44) – as they now set their sights on season 2019.