Abbie McKay

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Abbie McKay
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McKay in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup Girls)
Draft No. 16, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2019, Carlton
vs.  Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 5
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Carlton 13 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Abbie McKay is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was selected by Carlton with the 16th pick in the 2018 draft as the first woman selected under the father-daughter rule. Her father, Andrew was a premiership player for Carlton in 1995. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

McKay was educated at Melbourne Girls Grammar

AFLW career

McKay made her debut against Geelong in round 4. [5] After managing 4 games in her debut AFLW season, she played 12 games in the VFLW in 2019, kicking 3 goals and averaging 15 disposals, 10 contested possessions and 3.5 clearances. [6] [7] McKay struggled to break into the senior team in 2020, not playing any games at the highest level. [8] McKay won a 2021 AFL Women's Rising Star nomination in the third round of the 2021 AFL Women's season after her 17 disposal, 7 tackle game against St Kilda. [9] This game saw her break her disposals record and equal her tackles record. [10]

She signed a 2-year contract with Carlton on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players. [11]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 3 of the 2021 season. [12]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Carlton 540192130360.00.32.35.37.50.81.50
2020 Carlton 50——————————————0
2021 Carlton 5301736431200.00.32.312.014.30.36.7
Career7021657734260.00.32.38.110.40.63.70

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References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Peter (23 October 2018). "Abbie's road: McKay becomes AFLW's first father-daughter". The Age. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "AFLW draft 2018: Father-daughter pick Abbie McKay makes history, future leaders unearthed". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pick 16: Abbie McKay". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "AFLW Draft: Abbie McKay to Carlton under father-daughter rule". Fox Sports. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Filippo, Cristian (23 February 2019). "Abbie's day to remember". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Player statistics for Abbie McKay". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Montesano, Julia (9 September 2019). "Liston Trophy/Lambert-Pearce Medal preview". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Black, Sarah (16 February 2021). "AFLW Rising Star, R3: Father-daughter gets nod, Lions do it again". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "McKay receives Rising Star nod". Carlton Media. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Abbie McKay - Top 3 performances". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Abbie McKay". Australian Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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