Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grace Gill-McGrath | ||
Place of birth | Darwin, Australia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2016 | Canberra United | 58 | (0) |
2013 | Slovácko | 4 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013 |
Grace Gill-McGrath is a retired Australian soccer player who now works as a commentator.
Gill played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and for Slovácko in the Czech Women's First League.[ citation needed ]
As of 2023 [update] she works as a pundit and expert commentator in broadcast coverage of the A-League Women. Gill has also begun her professional transition to main commentary (play-by-play) by calling the Western United vs Brisbane Roar Women's A-League match for Paramount+ (Australia) on 21 January 2023.[ citation needed ]
Gill retired ahead of the 2016–17 W-League season. [1] [2]
Gill played one match for Australia in 2007, in an 8–1 defeat of Hong Kong. [4] [5]
In 2019, Gill was elected to the board of Capital Football. [6] [7]
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