Originally Posted by
Meg
There have already been quite a few father/daughter priority draft selections. This is probably not comprehensive but I’ve listed some below. Most fathers had long AFL careers but two of those I’ve shown were only very short.
. Abbie McKay (Carlton) daughter of Andrew, 244 games from 1993 to 2003, was the first;
. Isabella Grant (Bulldogs) daughter of Chris Grant, 341 games between 1990 and 2007);
. Millie Brown (Geelong) daughter of Paul Brown, 84 games from 1990 to 1998;
. Tarni Brown (Collingwood) daughter of Gavin Brown, 254 games between 1987 and 2000;
. Alice Burke (St Kilda) daughter of Nathan Burke, 323 games between 1987 and 2003;
. Georgia Campbell (who chose Melbourne) daughter of Adrian Campbell who played 30 games for the Western Bulldogs between 1988 and 1992, and two matches for Melbourne in 1993;
. Amy Smith (North Melbourne) daughter of Shaun Smith, 47 games between 1987 and 1992;
. Caitlin Matthews (St Kilda) daughter of Dean Matthews, one senior game for the Saints in 1995.
Alice Burke/Nathan Burke has the added quirk that Alice is playing for St Kilda where Nathan had an illustrious career. But Nathan is now the coach of the Bulldogs AfLW team. Must make for interesting dinner table conversations!
Also of interest this year Erin Phillips, daughter of Port legend Greg Phillips, will play and captain Port in their inaugural AFLW season after transferring across from the Crows. This is not a father/daughter selection as Erin already has an elite AFLW career. But it is a very emotional selection for Port supporters (and for Greg from the photos I saw of Greg in tears) who see this as Erin ‘coming home’.
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