Abbie McKay

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]

Abbie McKay
McKay in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000
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
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Carlton 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFLW playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Carlton 540192130360.00.32.35.37.50.81.50
Career 4 0 1 9 21 30 3 6 0.0 0.3 2.3 5.3 7.5 0.8 1.5 0

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. "Abbie McKay". Australian Football. Retrieved 18 August 2019.


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