Maddison Gay

Maddison Gay (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Carlton Football Club in 2018 and the Melbourne Football Club 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 and won the Essendon best and fairest award in 2024.

Maddison Gay
Gay playing for Carlton in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Maddison Gay
Date of birth	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28)
Original team(s)	St Kilda Sharks (VFLW)
Draft	2017 rookie signing
Debut	Round 1, 2018, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	6
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018	Carlton	07 0(1)
2019–2023	Melbourne	47 (12)
2024–	Essendon	12 0(0)
Total		66 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
AFL Women's premiership player: S7 AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2024 Essendon best and fairest: 2024
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Gay grew up supporting the Essendon Football Club.^[1]

AFL Women's career

Gay entering the field prior to the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final

Carlton (2018)

In May 2017, Gay was recruited by Carlton as a rookie signing after previously playing netball.^[2][3] She made her debut in the eight point win against Collingwood at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2018 season.^[4]

Melbourne (2019–2023)

Ahead of the 2019 season, Gay was traded to Melbourne as part of a three-club deal also involving Collingwood.^[5]

Essendon (2024–present)

In December 2023, Gay was traded to Essendon^[1] as part of an unprecedented eleven-club trade.^[6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[7]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2018	Carlton	8	7	1	2	44	22	66	9	23	0.1	0.3	6.3	3.1	9.4	1.3	3.3	0
2019	Melbourne	3	7	3	6	47	41	88	10	24	0.4	0.9	6.7	5.9	12.6	1.4	3.4	1
2020	Melbourne	3	7	2	0	52	38	90	12	32	0.3	0.0	7.4	5.4	12.9	1.7	4.6	0
2021	Melbourne	3	9	2	5	95	55	150	20	45	0.2	0.6	10.6	6.1	16.7	2.2	5.0	0
2022 (S6)	Melbourne	3	7	1	2	66	15	81	20	30	0.1	0.3	9.4	2.1	11.6	2.9	4.3	0
2022 (S7)#	Melbourne	3	9	0	0	92	33	125	24	25	0.0	0.0	10.2	3.7	13.9	2.7	2.8	0
2023	Melbourne	3	8	4	0	74	25	99	17	24	0.5	0.0	9.3	3.1	12.4	2.1	3.0	0
2024	Essendon	6	12	0	2	183	56	239	57	37	0.0	0.2	15.3	4.7	19.9	4.8	3.1	0
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

Team

• AFL Women's premiership player (Melbourne): S7
• McClelland Trophy (Melbourne): 2023

Individual

• AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2024
• Essendon best and fairest: 2024