Maddison Levi

Maddison Levi (born 27 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Maddison Levi
Personal information
Full name Maddison Levi
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 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 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2020.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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]

References
  1. "Maddi and Teagan Levi driving Queensland's National Youth Sevens campaign". Gold Coast Bulletin. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. "2020 Draft Prospects: Maddison Levi". AFL Women's. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "New South Wales and Queensland emerge victorious at National Youth 7's". Rugby Australia. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Under 18 AFL Women's Queensland State Academy squad announced". Gold Coast Suns. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. "Levi always learning as she targets elite level". Draft Central. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Miami State High becomes home for three Gold Coast Suns AFL Women's players". ABC News. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. "Academy product Maddison Levi drafted with pick 50". Gold Coast Suns. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. "A Season Opener To Remember for 5 Debutants". Gold Coast Suns. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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