Melissa Bragg Explained

Mel Bragg
Fullname:Melissa Bragg
Birth Date:1994 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Werribee, Victoria,[1] Australia
Height:177frac=2NaNfrac=2
Positions:WD, GD
Clubyears1:2018–2021
Clubapps1:26

Melissa (Mel) Bragg (born 17 December 1994) is an Australian netball and AFL Women's player for the Geelong Football Club.

She has previously played in the Suncorp Super Netball league for the Collingwood Magpies.

Netball career

Bragg's elite-level netball career commenced in 2015, when she played for the Victorian Fury team in the Australian Netball League.[1] She moved to the Collingwood Magpies as a training partner in 2018 and played for Tasmanian Magpies,[1] though she made her debut for the Magpies at Super Netball level in the 2018 regular season against the New South Wales Swifts.[2] From 2018 to 2019, Bragg made four Super Netball appearances as a training partner, and she was elevated to the Magpies' senior list ahead of the 2020 season.[3] [4]

Australian rules football career

Bragg switched to playing Australian rules football in 2022, playing in the 2022 VFL Women's season with Geelong. She was later added to Geelong's AFL Women's squad for AFL Women's season seven.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melissa Bragg profile. Collingwood Magpies.
  2. Web site: Mel's moment!. Collingwood Magpies Netball. Facebook. 28 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Bragg elevated as Ravaillion takes a baby break. Collingwood Magpies Netball. 24 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Bragg Earns Full-time Magpies Spot For 2020. Super Netball. 24 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Monforte . Carla . Cats add Super Netballer Melissa Bragg to list . Geelong Football Club . 25 August 2022 . 25 August 2022.