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Jessy Keeffe

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Jessy Keeffe
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)[1]
Original team(s) Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL)[1]
Draft No. 48, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 4, 2019, Template:AFLW Bri vs. Template:AFLW WB, at Whitten Oval
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Ruck
Other occupation Personal trainer
Club information
Current club Template:AFLW Bri
Number 27[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Template:AFLW Bri 11 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Jessy Keeffe (born 17 July 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was playing for Yeronga South Brisbane in the AFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL) when she was drafted[1] by Template:AFLW Bri with the 48th and final pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[2]

After not playing a game in her first AFLW season in 2018, she was delisted by Brisbane. However, they re-signed her as a free agent before the 2019 season, and she made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 4 game against Template:AFLW WB at Whitten Oval on 23 February 2019.[3]

Her brother, Lachlan Keeffe, plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/gympie-athlete-leaps-into-the-brisbane-lions/3244106/
  3. ^ Vaughan, Roger (21 February 2019). "McKay to debut and make AFLW history". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2019.