Madeleine Boyd | |||
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Boyd with Greater Western Sydney in February 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 20 March 1993 | ||
Original team(s) | North Geelong Football Club (GDFL) | ||
Draft | No. 120, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck / forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017 | Melbourne | 7 (0) | |
2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 (0) | |
2019–2021 | Geelong | 13 (4) | |
Total | 22 (4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Madeeine Boyd (born 20 March 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted by Melbourne with their fifteenth selection and 120th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season. [2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. [3]
After one season with Melbourne, Boyd was traded to Greater Western Sydney during the 2017 trade period. [4]
In May 2018 Boyd accepted an offer from expansion club Geelong to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season, [5] becoming the first player to play for three AFLW clubs. She kicked Geelong's first ever goal in their inaugural game.l [6] She was delisted by Geelong at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL Women's season. [7]
Boyd is currently studying a Bachelor of Exercise Sport Science at Deakin University. [8]
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