Maddison Gay (born 28 September 1996) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er playing for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCrac ...

in the

AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football competition for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the l ...

(AFLW). She previously played for the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Princes Park (stadium), Princes Park in Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The c ...

in 2018 and the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons or colloquially the Dees, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier comp ...

from 2019 to 2023. Gay won an AFL Women's premiership with Melbourne in season 7, and was named in the

2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team The 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team represents the best-performed players of the 2024 AFL Women's season. The team was announced on 25 November 2024 as a complete women's Australian rules football team of 21 players. Selection panel The ...

and won the Essendon best and fairest award in 2024.

Early life

Gay grew up supporting the

AFL Women's career

Carlton (2018)

In May 2017, Gay was recruited by as a rookie signing after previously playing

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. She made her debut in the eight point win against at

Ikon Park Princes Park (also known as Ikon Park under naming rights) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the Princes Park precinct in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. Officially the Carlton Recreation Ground, it is a hi ...

in the opening round of the 2018 season.

Melbourne (2019–2023)

Ahead of the

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, Gay was traded to as part of a three-club deal also involving .

Essendon (2024–present)

In December 2023, Gay was traded to as part of an unprecedented eleven-club trade.

Statistics

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL Women's premiership player (): S7 *

McClelland Trophy The McClelland Trophy is an Australian rules football club championship trophy, awarded each year to the club with the best aggregate performance across the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW) seasons. The trophy was inaugur ...

(): 2023 Individual *

AFL Women's All-Australian team The AFL Women's All-Australian team is an all-star team of women's Australian rules footballers playing in the AFL Women's (AFLW), selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including interchange players and a ...

* Essendon best and fairest: 2024

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gay, Maddison 1996 births Living people Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club (AFLW) players