Kerryn Harrington

Kerryn Harrington (born 2 March 1992) is an Australian basketball player and an Australian rules footballer playing with the Bendigo Spirit in the WNBL and the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

Kerryn Harrington
Harrington playing Australian rules football with Carlton in March 2018
Born (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992
Warrnambool, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career information
Playing career2007–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2007–2008Bendigo Spirit
2008–2009Australian Institute of Sport
2009–2010Bendigo Spirit
2010–2011Australian Institute of Sport
2011–2013Bulleen Boomers
2014–2015Adelaide Lightning
2015–2017Bendigo Spirit
Medals
Representing Australia
Basketball
FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship
2008 Australia Team
2010 New Zealand Team
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Club information
Current club Carlton
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Carlton 23 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Basketball

WNBL

Harrington began her WNBL career in the inaugural year of the Bendigo Spirit alongside the likes of Kristi Harrower. She would then spend the next three seasons in between the AIS and Bendigo. She then had a two-season stint in Bulleen. After a one-year absence from the league, she returned playing for the Adelaide Lightning. For the 2015–16 season she returned to Bendigo. Harrington was re-signed by the Spirit, for the 2016–17 season.[1]

National team

Harrington was a consistent member of the Gems. She was then named to the Gems squad and helped them take home the Gold at the Oceania Under-18 Championship and qualify for the World Championship the following year in Thailand. Playing alongside, Elizabeth Cambage, the team placed fifth. She would once again represent the Gems, and despite all their best efforts, was one step closer to the podium, but fell short to Brazil, placing fourth.

AFL Women's

On 16 May 2017, Carlton signed Harrington along with Maddison Gay to Carlton's rookie list for the 2018 AFL Women's season.[2] Following their impressive development, the pair were promoted to the senior list on 1 September 2017.[3] She made her league debut in the 2018 season's opening match, an eight-point win over Collingwood.[4][5]

AFLW statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of Round 1 of the 2021 season.[6]
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
2018 Carlton 970034205415240.00.04.92.97.82.13.40
2019 Carlton 9900863111728110.00.09.63.413.03.11.23
2020 Carlton 970062349631130.00.08.94.913.710.31.90
2021 Carlton 9110404141.00.04.00.04.01.04.00
Career 24 1 0 186 85 271 75 52 0.1 0.0 7.8 3.5 11.3 3.1 2.2 3

Personal life

Harrington's partner is ABC Radio Grandstand journalist Joel Peterson. This was confirmed when, during a press conference ahead of the 2020 Adelaide International tennis competition, Peterson used his mobile phone to record the proceedings; Harrington called the phone, and it was answered by the subject of the interview, Ash Barty, much to the amusement of all.[7]

References
  1. "Kerryn Harrington Re-Signs With The Bendigo Bank Spirit". WNBL.
  2. Guldon, Jacqueline (16 May 2017). "Blues welcome AFLW rookie pair". carltonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "Gay, Harrington upgraded". carltonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. Black, Sarah (2 February 2018). "Match report: Blues edge Pies in AFLW opener". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. "MATCH CENTRE, Round 1, 2018, Carlton vs. Collinwood". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "Kerryn Harrington - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. Ash Barty takes call from Carlton AFLW captain Kerryn Harrington during Adelaide International press conference, Simon Smale, ABC News Online, 2019-01-14
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