Maddison Levi
Maddison Levi | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Maddison Levi | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 2002 | ||
Original team(s) | Bond University (QAFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 50, 2020 AFL Women's draft | ||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2021– | Gold Coast | 8 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Maddison Levi (born 27 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
Early life[]
Levi grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Miami State High School throughout her upbringing where she was a member of their Rugby Sevens Excellence Program.[1] An accomplished junior rugby player, she represented Queensland as well as Australia in junior competitions[2] and was named player of the tournament in the under-17 Youth Rugby Sevens National Championships.[3] In 2018 Levi was asked to play Australian rules football for the first time with Miami High's AFLQ Schools Cup team and went on to play a pivotal role in the school's state championship win that year.[4]
In 2019 she signed up to play club football for the first time with the Burleigh Bombettes and was placed in the Gold Coast Suns' developmental academy.[5] Just months later, Levi was selected to represent Queensland as a bottom ager in the AFL Women's Under 18 National Championships.[6] In 2020 she turned down a contract with Rugby Australia to pursue an AFLW career and switched clubs to play for Bond University in the top level QAFLW competition.[7] Levi cemented her spot in Bond University's senior team in 2020 and was named in the bests multiple times throughout the QAFLW season.[8] As a result of her 2020 performances, she was invited to take part in the AFLW Draft Combine, where she broke multiple national records including the 20-metre sprint and vertical jump.[9]
AFLW career[]
Levi was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 50 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[10] She made her AFLW debut for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2021 AFLW season.[11] It was revealed Levi signed a two year contract extension with Gold Coast on 10 June 2021.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Maddi and Teagan Levi driving Queensland's National Youth Sevens campaign". Gold Coast Bulletin. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Draft Prospects: Maddison Levi". AFL Women's. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "New South Wales and Queensland emerge victorious at National Youth 7's". Rugby Australia. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "AFLQ Schools Cup: Miami State High veteran Lucy Single believes current players could follow in her footsteps and potentially become AFLW draftees". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Under 18 AFL Women's Queensland State Academy squad announced". Gold Coast Suns. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Levi always learning as she targets elite level". Draft Central. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Sisters Maddison and Tegan Levi are a fixture of Bond University's QAFLW's side". Gold Coast Bulletin. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Sisters Tegan and Maddison Levi have gotten Bond University's QAFLW season back on track with a 56-1 win over University of Queensland". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Miami State High becomes home for three Gold Coast Suns AFL Women's players". ABC News. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Academy product Maddison Levi drafted with pick 50". Gold Coast Suns. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "A Season Opener To Remember for 5 Debutants". Gold Coast Suns. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Australian rules footballers from Queensland
- Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Australia