Emily McGuire (born 12 January 1999) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). McGuire was drafted by Fremantle with their fifth selection and thirty-third overall in the

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. She made her debut in the five-point win against at

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in round three of the 2018 season. McGuire received a nomination for the

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award after kicking two goals in the match. She was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2018 season. In August 2020, McGuire was delisted by West Coast.

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* * 1999 births Living people Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football West Coast Eagles (AFLW) players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub