Maddi Gay


Maddison Gay is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's. She previously played for the Carlton Football Club in 2018 and the Melbourne Football Club from 2019 to 2023. Gay won an List of [AFL Women's premiers|AFL Women's premiership] with Melbourne in season 7, and was named in the 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team and won the Essendon [best and fairest (AFL Women's)|Essendon best and fairest] award in 2024.

Early life

Gay grew up supporting the Essendon Football Club.
Gay attended Salesian College in Sunbury and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in November 2025.

AFL Women's career

Carlton (2018)

In May 2017, Gay was recruited by as a rookie signing after previously playing netball. She made her debut in the eight point win against at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2018 season.

Melbourne (2019–2023)

Ahead of the 2019 season, 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

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.
! colspan=3 | Career
! 66 !! 13 !! 17 !! 653 !! 285 !! 938 !! 169 !! 240 !! 0.2 !! 0.3 !! 9.9 !! 4.3 !! 14.2 !! 2.6 !! 3.6 !! 1

Honours and achievements

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