29 Facts About Madison Prespakis

Madison Prespakis previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2019 to season 6.

Madison Prespakis is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, three-time Carlton best and fairest winner and was the inaugural Essendon best and fairest winner in season 7, and is Essendon's equal games record holder with 33 games.

Madison Prespakis's mother is an Indigenous Australian from the Djadjawurrung tribe.

Madison Prespakis has three siblings: twin sister Annalea, Georgie and Jimmy; She attended Gisborne Secondary College and supported Essendon growing up.

Madison Prespakis began playing football at four years old through the Auskick program in Romsey, north-west of Melbourne.

Madison Prespakis played in boys' teams at first, before representing the under-15 Sunbury girls side.

In 2017, Madison Prespakis played in the premiership-winning Calder Cannons side in the TAC Cup Girls.

Madison Prespakis was named in the league's team of the year and placed second in the league's best and fairest with 20 votes.

Madison Prespakis competed at the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships for Vic Metro and was named in the All-Australian squad.

In October, Madison Prespakis was named in the 2018 AFLW Academy squad as one of twenty-nine seventeen-year-old prospects.

In 2018, Madison Prespakis became captain of the Calder Cannons and won their best and fairest award with 113 out of a possible 120 votes.

Madison Prespakis was again named in the TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year and tied with Nina Morrison for the league best and fairest.

Madison Prespakis again competed at the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships; she shared the competition's most valuable player award with Morrison on 16 votes apiece, won Vic Metro's most valuable player award and was named in the All-Australian side.

Madison Prespakis amassed 21 disposals in Victoria's win, the most of any player.

Ahead of the 2018 AFL Women's draft, Madison Prespakis was widely predicted to be taken with one of the first selections.

Prospective draftees were required to nominate a state or region they wished to play in; Madison Prespakis selected the Melbourne metropolitan area, citing a wish to remain home with her family.

Madison Prespakis made her AFL Women's debut in the opening round of the 2019 season against North Melbourne at North Hobart Oval.

Madison Prespakis went on to play in the 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final loss to Adelaide in front of a record AFL Women's crowd, and was among Carlton's best players.

Madison Prespakis won the AFLW Players' best first-year player award and tied for the Carlton best and fairest award with captain Brianna Davey, capping off a memorable first season.

Madison Prespakis went on to win her second Carlton best and fairest award, after coming second in voting for the AFLW Players' most valuable player award for that season, and capped off her season by winning the 2020 AFL Women's best and fairest award with 15 votes, at just 19 years of age; in doing so, she became the first indigenous player to win the award.

Madison Prespakis later said that she had turned to Carlton AFL co-captain Patrick Cripps at times during the season for advice on how to deal with taggers.

Madison Prespakis was best afield in Carlton's win against St Kilda in round 3, recording 24 disposals and a goal, and was selected in womens.

Madison Prespakis was again among the best afield the following week against Richmond with 19 disposals and two goals, and was again selected in womens.

Madison Prespakis attempted to overturn the suspension at the AFL Tribunal but was unsuccessful, ruling her out of the competition's inaugural indigenous round and meaning she would be ineligible for that year's AFL Women's best and fairest award.

Madison Prespakis was best afield upon her return against Geelong in round 6 with 27 disposals and a goal, despite injuring her left elbow in the first quarter, and again won selection in womens.

Madison Prespakis was named Carlton's best player in its opening round loss to Collingwood and was best afield with a career-high 29 disposals in Carlton's win over Geelong in round 2, which saw Prespakis play against her sister Georgie for the first time; she polled six coaches' votes and was selected in womens.

Madison Prespakis was named Carlton's best player with 27 disposals in its loss to Brisbane in round 3 and was selected in womens.

Madison Prespakis was among Carlton's best players every other match for the season, polling eight coaches' votes in Carlton's win over Greater Western Sydney in round 8.

In 2024, Madison Prespakis was named among Essendon's best players in losses to Fremantle in week 1 and St Kilda in week 3, and was Essendon's best player in its win over West Coast in week 2 with 27 disposals.