Howarth named Lance Franklin as her football idol growing up and wears the number 23 guernsey in recognition of her desire to play like him.[8]
AFL Women's career
Brisbane and return to QAFLW (2018–2019)
Howarth was selected by Brisbane with the 31st pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft but was delisted a year later without making her AFLW debut. She then joined Bond University and impressed with 31 goals in 15 games to win the QAFLW leading goal kicker award for 2019[9] and finish in second place in the league best and fairest voting.[10] Her performance led to draft pre-selection by ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast, her hometown club, to be a part of its inaugural AFLW list.[11]
Gold Coast (2020–2023)
She made her AFL Women's debut against ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season.[12] In the inaugural women's QClash between intrastate rivals Gold Coast and Brisbane, Howarth kicked three of the Suns' four goals against her former side and drew comparisons to Geelong forward Steve Johnson following her performance.[13] She was also named the AFLW's Round 3 AFL Women's Rising Star nominee for her efforts.[14] Three weeks later, Howarth kicked a career-high four goals and was voted best on ground in her team's 25-point win over West Coast,[15] which ultimately secured a place in the finals for the Suns.[16] She was named in the 2020 AFLW All-Australian team for her season performance.[17]
Collingwood (2024–present)
During the trade period ahead of the 2024 season, Howarth was traded to ‹See Tfd›Collingwood as part of a three-club deal also involving Brisbane, with Collingwood parting with a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick of that year's draft as part of the trade.[18]
The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team; as no premiership was awarded in 2020, the coach position was not awarded.