Maddie Shevlin was born on 21 September 1997 and is an Australian rules footballer playing for Richmond in the AFL Women's.
10 Facts About Maddie Shevlin
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Maddie Shevlin originally played OzTag, a variant of rugby league, representing Australia in the sport.
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Maddie Shevlin took up football in 2016 after encouragement from her teacher.
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Maddie Shevlin began playing as a wing for the Gungahlin Jets in the AFL Canberra, but missed ten weeks of her first season after she dislocated her thumb in her first match.
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At the start of 2017, Maddie Shevlin was selected in the Canberra Raiders' rugby nines team but switched her focus to football.
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Additionally, Maddie Shevlin was a member of Greater Western Sydney's academy.
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Maddie Shevlin did not play a match in 2018 and was delisted at the end of the season.
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Maddie Shevlin's form saw her re-drafted by Collingwood with pick 19 in the 2018 AFLW national draft.
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Maddie Shevlin debuted in round 3 against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval, the first of five games for the 2019 season.
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Maddie Shevlin has supported Collingwood since her grandfather, a fan of the club, died when she was four years old.