Bess Keaney Explained

Bess Keaney
Fullname:Elizabeth Keaney
Nickname:Bess
Birth Date:1991 12, df=y
Originalteam: (VFLW)
Draftpick:No. 58, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2021
Debutstadium:Metricon Stadium
Height:174cm
Position:Defender
Years1:2021–2023
Games Goals1:39 (1)
Years2:2024–
Games Goals2:0 (0)
Games Goalstotal:39 (1)
Statsend:the 2023 season

Elizabeth "Bess" Keaney (born 22 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2021 to 2023.

Early life

A hockey player in her younger years, Keaney switched to Australian rules football in 2019 and played club football for Melbourne University as well as the Southern Saints.[1]

AFL Women's career

Keaney made her AFLW debut for the Gold Coast Suns in round 1 of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[2]

Keaney was traded to Essendon ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘Elite will be the new norm’: The AFLW pathways breakthrough that will redefine the game. Code Sports. 12 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Suns' new vice-captain putting her Bess foot forward. Gold Coast Suns. 5 December 2021.
  3. News: AFLW: Bess a Bomber. Essendon Football Club. 14 December 2023. 14 December 2023. 14 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214012541/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1477734/aflw-bess-a-bomber. live.