{"id":384701,"date":"2026-01-01T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384701\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:42:11","slug":"afl-star-josh-dunkley-announces-engagement-to-tippah-dwan-on-new-years-day-as-the-netballer-shows-off-her-massive-diamond-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/384701\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL star\u00a0Josh Dunkley announces engagement to Tippah Dwan on New Year’s Day as the netballer shows off her massive diamond ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Dunkley and Tippah Dwan have begun 2026 by marking a new chapter in their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The AFL player and his netballer love announced their engagement on New Year’s Day with a sweet Instagram post.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the images,\u00a0Brisbane Lions footballer and\u00a0the Queensland<\/a>\u00a0Firebirds star posed together at a stunning country estate as\u00a0Tippah showed off her diamond ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Little update,’ the post, which the two shared together, was captioned, alongside a white heart emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The good news was quickly inundated with congratulations from the couple’s family and famous friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brisbane Lions player Kai Lohmann chimed in: ‘Congrats guys while sports reporter\u00a0Abbey Holmes wrote, ‘SO GOOD!! Congrats guys.’<\/p>\n

\"Josh <\/p>\n

Josh Dunkley and Tippah Dwan have begun 2026 by marking a new chapter in their lives. The AFL player and his netballer love announced their engagement on New Year’s Day with a sweet Instagram post. Both pictured\u00a0<\/p>\n

Queensland Firebirds netballer Ruby Bakewell-Doran commented, ‘Oh my gosh congratulations you two!!!’<\/p>\n

Netball player\u00a0Liz Watson said, ‘Ahhhhh congratulations,’ while Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack commented, ‘Woohoo!!! Congratulations to you both.’<\/p>\n

Last year, Josh and\u00a0Tippah shared the touching details of their romance, including the pivotal moment Dunkley knew he had found his soulmate.<\/p>\n

Josh, 29, a key player for the Brisbane Lions, and Tippah, 26, a standout netballer for the Suncorp Super Netball’s Queensland Firebirds, have been together for over four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their relationship, which began through a family connection – Dunkley’s sister Lara, also a Firebirds player – has thrived despite the challenges posed by their professional sports careers and the COVID-19<\/a> pandemic.<\/p>\n

The couple first met while Dunkley was playing for the Western Bulldogs but had travelled to Queensland for football.<\/p>\n

‘We first met through his sister Lara when Josh was up in Queensland hubbing for football during 2020, we then spent a lot of time in our off-seasons together,’ Dwan told News Corp.<\/p>\n

‘I thought he was very beautiful but I could also tell he was a lovely boy from the get-go.’<\/p>\n

\"In <\/p>\n

In the images, Brisbane Lions footballer and the QueenslandFirebirds star posed together at a stunning country estate as Tippah showed off her diamond ring. ‘Little update,’ the post, which the two shared together, was captioned, alongside a white heart emoji<\/p>\n

The geographical distance, coupled with COVID lockdowns, threw plenty of challenges in the way of the young lovers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Living in different cities we would do anything to see each other whenever we got the opportunity,’\u00a0Tippah said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Even if it was for only a short time, we would make it work to see each other.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dunkley’s fondest memory is receiving a heartfelt gift and letter from Dwan during a particularly tough period of isolation and injury recovery.<\/p>\n

‘When we lived apart and we couldn’t see each other much due to COVID, I was struggling with a shoulder injury and isolation. She sent me a gift and a letter that I’ll treasure forever,’ he said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Dunkley admitted to falling for his beau very quickly, despite their separation through the isolation period.<\/p>\n

‘After a few months of getting to know each other. I just felt like she was the one,’ he said.<\/p>\n

Their story is not just about romantic gestures but also about the day-to-day realities of sharing a life together.<\/p>\n

\"Josh, <\/p>\n

Josh, 29, a key player for the Brisbane Lions, and Tippah, 26, a standout netballer for the Suncorp Super Netball’s Queensland Firebirds, have been together for over four years<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The couple first met while Dunkley was playing for the Western Bulldogs but had travelled to Queensland for football<\/p>\n

From deciding who takes out the bins – Dunkley’s job – to settling who does most of the housework, they emphasise communication and mutual support as the foundation of their happiness.<\/p>\n

‘Always being willing to listen to each other no matter the circumstance,’ Dunkley said was the secret to their happy relationship.<\/p>\n

‘Also allowing the other to live their own life and do things that make them happy.’<\/p>\n

Dwan added: ‘Helping and understanding each other through hard times but also cherishing the good ones by making quality time for one another.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Dunkley and Tippah Dwan have begun 2026 by marking a new chapter in their lives.\u00a0 The AFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,3237,100,85,2017],"class_list":["post-384701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-brisbane-lions","tag-dailymail","tag-sports","tag-tvshowbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}