Jessy Keeffe Explained

Jessy Keeffe
Birth Date:17 July 1996[1]
Otheroccupation:Personal trainer
Originalteam:Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL)
Draftpick:No. 48, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 4, 2019
Debutstadium:Whitten Oval
Height:187cm
Position:Ruck
Years1:2018–2021
Games Goals1:11 (0)
Statsend:the 2021 season

Jessy Keeffe (born 17 July 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was playing for Yeronga South Brisbane in the AFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL) when she was drafted[1] by with the 48th and final pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[2]

After not playing a game in her first AFLW season in 2018, she was delisted by Brisbane. However, they re-signed her as a free agent before the 2019 season, and she made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 4 game against at Whitten Oval on 23 February 2019.[3]

At the end of the 2021 season, Keeffe announced her retirement after 11 games with the Lions, citing mental health challenges.[4]

Her brother, Lachlan Keeffe, plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players. Brisbane Lions. 24 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203095550/http://www.lions.com.au/afl-womens/afl-womens-players. 3 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Gympie athlete leaps into the Brisbane Lions. 20 October 2017.
  3. Web site: McKay to debut and make AFLW history. ESPN. Vaughan. Roger. 21 February 2019. 25 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Lions Ruck Jessy Keeffe Has Called Time on her AFLW Career. Brisbane Lions. 22 April 2021. 23 April 2021.