Maddie Shevlin (born 21 September 1997) is an

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er playing for in the

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(AFLW). Initially a

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player, Shevlin played with the Gungahlin Jets in the

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for two seasons before she was drafted by

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in the 2017 AFLW rookie draft. Delisted after one season, she was re-drafted by Collingwood in the 2018 national draft and made her professional debut in round 3 of the 2019 season. After three seasons she was traded to Richmond.

Junior career

Shevlin originally played OzTag, a variant of

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, representing Australia in the sport. She took up football in 2016 after encouragement from her teacher. Shevlin began playing as a wing for the Gungahlin Jets in the AFL Canberra, but missed ten weeks of her first season after she

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her thumb in her first match. At the start of 2017, Shevlin was selected in the

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team but switched her focus to football. In her second season with the Jets, she played up forward often enough to be their leading goalkicker. Additionally, Shevlin was a member of 's academy.

AFLW career

After impressing Melbourne coach

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in a scouting clinic, Shevlin was selected by the club with pick 13 in the 2017 AFLW rookie draft. While at the club, she wore number 35. She did not play a match in 2018 and was delisted at the end of the season. In the off-season, Shevlin played for the

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in the

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, winning their

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and leading the club in tackles (averaging five per match), contested possessions (eight) and disposals (15). Her form saw her re-drafted by Collingwood with pick 19 in the 2018 AFLW national draft. Shevlin debuted in round 3 against at

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, the first of five games for the 2019 season. After three seasons with Collingwood, Shevlin was traded to

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in exchange for Sabrina Frederick.

Statistics

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Personal life

Outside of football, Shevlin works as a teaching assistant at

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. Shevlin has supported Collingwood since her grandfather, a fan of the club, died when she was four years old.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shevlin, Maddie Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Canberra Australian rules footballers from the Australian Capital Territory Collingwood Football Club (AFLW) players Richmond Football Club (AFLW) players