Tait Mackrill

Tait Mackrill (born 3 September 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney (GWS) in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted in the 2017 AFLW rookie draft before debuting in round 3 of the 2019 season.

Tait Mackrill
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999
Original team(s) Morphettville Park (SFL)
Draft No. 9, 2017 rookie draft
Debut Round 3, 2019, Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton, at Blacktown International Sportspark
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Greater Western Sydney 22 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

From Port Broughton, South Australia, Mackrill has a footballing background; her father played more than 200 matches for his local team.[1] She originally played for the Broughton-Mundoora Football Club. After a move to Adelaide, she began playing for Morphettville Park and later represented Adelaide University.[2]

She began studying psychology at university during her football career, majoring in criminology.[2]

AFLW career

Mackrill was drafted by GWS with pick 9 in the 2017 AFLW rookie draft, their second selection.[3] She did not play a match in her first season.[4] Over the off-season, Mackrill played in Essendon's inaugural VFL Women's side.[5] She made her AFLW debut in round 3 of the 2019 season against Carlton, which was the subject of a 7:30 television interview.[1]

Mackrill was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 season.[6] She was later redrafted by GWS with pick #95.[7][8] In the sixth round of the 2020 season, Mackrill was nominated for the 2020 AFL Women's Rising Star award.[9][10]

References
  1. "Dream comes true to play in AFL women's competition". 7:30. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Denholm, Piper (25 February 2019). "Port Broughton local Tait Mackrill debuts for GWS". The Flinders News. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. Black, Sarah (20 October 2017). "Giant selection headlines AFLW rookie draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. Miller, Ryan (14 February 2019). "Mackrill gets her chance". gwsgiants.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. O'Connor, Callum (3 May 2018). "VFLW's inaugural side". essendonfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. "AFLW Trade and Signing Period wrap: Saints and Suns swoop on last day". womens.afl. Telstra Media. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. "Draft recap: All of your club's picks".
  8. "Every AFLW draft pick: Bulldogs land FOUR young guns inside top 10". 22 October 2019.
  9. "Young Giant willing to 'fight to the death' to keep AFLW dream alive".
  10. "Mackrill Receives Rising Star Nomination".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.