Will Setterfield (born 5 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their second selection and fifth overall in the 2016 national draft.
The media considered him to be one of the most complete midfielders in his draft year.
He made his debut in the nineteen point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nineteen of the 2017 season.
Setterfield is cousins with Western Bulldogs AFLW player Isabel Huntington.At the conclusion of the 2018 AFL season, Setterfield requested a trade from GWS.
Essendon and Carlton were considered to be front runners in obtaining his signature.
Despite being an Essendon supporter as a child, Setterfield nominated the Carlton Football Club as his preferred home.
He was traded on 12 October.
Widely considered a bargain coup for Carlton, former player and assistant coach Matthew Lappin tweeted "Blues fans, get excited.
I coached against Setterfield in his first NEAFL game and he is a serious player, on the way to the 'Baggers".Setterfield made his Carlton debuting the Round 1 match against Richmond at the MCG.
He impressed, gathering an impressive 24 disposals in what was his first AFL game after his ACL injury in 2018.