22 Facts About Abbey Holmes

Abbey Holmes is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's.

Abbey Holmes began playing football for the Waratah Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League in 2012 and won four consecutive premierships with the club, along with being the league's leading goalkicker the same four seasons.

In 2019, Holmes competed in the sixth season of Australian Survivor.

Abbey Holmes was eliminated on day 46 and finished in fifth place.

Abbey Holmes's father was the president of the Victor Harbor Football Club and her mother was heavily involved in the local netball club.

Abbey Holmes started playing netball in Victor Harbor and continued when her family moved to Adelaide when she was ten years old.

At the age of 15, Abbey Holmes made her debut in South Australia's state netball league and in the same year she represented South Australia at the Australian National Netball Championships.

Abbey Holmes continued playing netball at a high level and was going to represent South Australia in a national under-19 championship, but she injured her knee two weeks before the tournament and was unable to participate.

Abbey Holmes moved to Darwin in the Northern Territory with her partner, Nathan Brown, in 2012 so that Brown, who had previously played in the South Australian National Football League for West Adelaide and North Adelaide, could play in the Northern Territory Football League during the summer.

Abbey Holmes had planned to continue playing netball in Darwin, but she began playing football for Waratah Football Club in the women's competition of the NTFL.

Abbey Holmes played football in the summer and netball in the winter, as the seasons did not overlap.

Abbey Holmes kicked seven or more goals in a single match on nine occasions and kicked ten or more thrice, including kicking 16 goals and five behinds in a match against Tracy Village.

Abbey Holmes was meant to play for the St Kilda Sharks in the Victorian Women's Football League in the 2016 season, but the recurring injury meant she was unable to do anything beyond train.

Abbey Holmes was drafted by the Adelaide Football Club with their thirteenth selection and 103rd overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft, the team she had been supporting for her entire life.

Abbey Holmes was a late inclusion into the team and made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval.

Abbey Holmes played every match of the season to finish with eight matches, leading the team in handballs.

Abbey Holmes was part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.

Abbey Holmes was delisted by Adelaide at the end of the 2018 season.

Abbey Holmes is capable of taking strong marks both overhead and on a lead.

Abbey Holmes is a real estate agent and has done work as a part-time model.

Since 2018, Abbey Holmes has been a commentator for the Seven Network for its AFL and AFLW coverage working as expert commentator and boundary rider, in July 2022 she was a part of the commentary team for the network's coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Abbey Holmes got engaged to former AFL player Keegan Brooksby in November 2020.