Tegan Cunningham was born on 23 January 1988 and is a retired Australian basketball player who played for the Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League among other teams former Australian rules football player who played with the Melbourne Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's.
14 Facts About Tegan Cunningham
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Tegan Cunningham returned home to Australia and began her professional career in 2010, for the Adelaide Lightning.
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Tegan Cunningham was drafted by Melbourne with the club's third pick and the 22nd selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.
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Tegan Cunningham made her league debut in Round 1 of the 2018 AFLW season where she amassed 10 possessions and kicked one goal in her side's victory.
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Tegan Cunningham was selected to play in Melbourne's Round 1 clash for 2019 against Fremantle on Sunday 3 February 2019.
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Tegan Cunningham was reported during the Round 3 clash against the Brisbane Lions in which the Demons were victorious by 39 points.
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Tegan Cunningham was sighted twice for incidents on Brisbane Lions defender Shannon Campbell in the second and third quarters.
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Tegan Cunningham successfully challenged the ruling on the Tuesday at the AFLW Tribunal hearing, and was free to play in Round 4 after the conclusion of a lengthy hearing.
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Tegan Cunningham was the hero in the Demons' Round 6 victory over the Western Bulldogs at Docklands Stadium when she "plucked" a strong contested mark in the dying minutes of the game.
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Tegan Cunningham capped off her 2019 season by again topping Melbourne's goalkicking, finishing the season with a total of eight goals from her seven games.
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Tegan Cunningham ended the 2019 season as the Melbourne AFLW leading goalkicker of all-time through the club's inaugural three seasons.
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Tegan Cunningham finished third in the Melbourne AFLW Best and Fairest vote count behind winner Karen Paxman and runner up Lauren Pearce.
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Tegan Cunningham didn't go home empty handed on the night though, winning the club's Best Forward player in what was a successful 2019 for Tegan Cunningham personally.
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In June 2021, after playing 32 games during four seasons with Melbourne in the AFLW, Tegan Cunningham announced her retirement.