Abbie McKay

Abbie McKay
McKay playing for Carlton's VFLW team in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abbie McKay
Born (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000
Original team Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup Girls)
Draft No. 16 (F/D), 2018 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2019, Carlton vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Carlton 63 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Abbie McKay (born 15 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The daughter of Carlton premiership player Andrew, McKay was the first AFLW player drafted under the father–daughter rule, and has served as Carlton captain since 2025, following in the footsteps of her father. She was nominated for the AFL Women's Rising Star award in round 3 of the 2021 season.

Early life

McKay's father Andrew was a premiership player for Carlton in 1995.[1][2][3] Her younger sister Sophie McKay is a teammate at Carlton.

AFL Women's career

McKay was selected by Carlton with the 16th pick in the 2018 draft as the first woman selected under the father–daughter rule.[4] She made her debut against Geelong in round 4.[5] After managing 4 games in her debut AFLW season, she played 12 games in the VFLW in 2019, kicking 3 goals and averaging 15 disposals, 10 contested possessions and 3.5 clearances.[6][7] McKay struggled to break into the senior team in 2020, not playing any games at the highest level.[8] McKay won a 2021 AFL Women's Rising Star nomination in the third round of the 2021 AFL Women's season after her 17 disposal, 7 tackle game against St Kilda.[9] This game saw her break her disposals record and equal her tackles record.[10]

She signed a 2-year contract with Carlton on 10 June 2021, after it was revealed the team had conducted a mass re-signing of 13 players.[11]

Abbie McKay became the Carlton's sole AFLW captain in 2025.[12] Her progression as a player has mirrored McKay’s exceptional development as a leader – 12 months on from stepping up as a vice captain of the side alongside Mimi Hill, who will retain the title for a third consecutive season.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Carlton 5 4 0 1 9 21 30 3 6 0.0 0.3 2.3 5.3 7.5 0.8 1.5 0
2020 Carlton 5 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2021 Carlton 5 3 0 1 7 36 43 1 20 0.0 0.3 2.3 12.0 14.3 0.3 6.7 0
2022 (S6) Carlton 5 10 3 3 51 87 138 13 33 0.3 0.3 5.1 8.7 13.8 1.3 3.3 0
2022 (S7) Carlton 5 10 0 3 90 117 207 12 74 0.0 0.3 9.0 11.7 20.7 1.2 7.4 8
2023 Carlton 5 10 3 2 104 119 223 13 58 0.3 0.2 10.4 11.9 22.3 1.3 5.8 2
2024 Carlton 5 9 1 1 75 113 188 2 51 0.1 0.1 8.3 12.6 20.9 0.2 5.7 0
2025 Carlton 5 11 2 1 130 114 244 18 50 0.2 0.1 11.8 10.4 22.2 1.6 4.5 6
Career 63 9 12 488 650 1138 65 311 0.1 0.2 7.7 10.3 18.1 1.0 4.9 16

Honours and achievements

References

  1. ^ "AFLW draft 2018: Father–daughter pick Abbie McKay makes history, future leaders unearthed". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Pick 16: Abbie McKay". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "AFLW Draft: Abbie McKay to Carlton under father–daughter rule". Fox Sports. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Ryan, Peter (23 October 2018). "Abbie's road: McKay becomes AFLW's first father–daughter". The Age. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ Filippo, Cristian (23 February 2019). "Abbie's day to remember". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Player statistics for Abbie McKay". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. ^ Montesano, Julia (9 September 2019). "Liston Trophy/Lambert-Pearce Medal preview". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ^ Black, Sarah (16 February 2021). "AFLW Rising Star, R3: Father–daughter gets nod, Lions do it again". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. ^ "McKay receives Rising Star nod". Carlton Media. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Abbie McKay - Top 3 performances". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "List changes: Dogs lose their Spark, Pies swoop on big Blue". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ Black, Sarah (10 June 2021). "Leading the charge: Carlton appoints new AFLW captain". Carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Abbie McKay – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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