Madeline Keryk (born 9 March 1995) 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 plays for

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in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played for

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and

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

. She was drafted by Carlton with the club's fifteenth selection and the one hundred and fifteenth overall in the

2016 AFL Women's draft The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for w ...

. In

2017 AFL Women's Season The 2017 AFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, the new highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 3 February until 25 March, and compr ...

and made her debut in round 1, the club and league's inaugural match at

Ikon Park Princes Park (or Carlton Recreation Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Ikon Park) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the wider Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. It is a historic venue, ...

against . She was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2018 season. Keryk was redrafted by Geelong with the 62nd overall pick in the

2018 AFL Women's draft The 2018 AFL Women's (AFLW) draft consisted of the various periods when the ten clubs in the AFL Women's, Australian rules football women's competition could recruit players prior to the competition's 2019 AFL Women's season, 2019 season. As i ...

. In March 2023, Keryk was traded to

with pick #12 in exchange for

Kate Surman Kate Surname (born 28 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for Gold Coast and Port Adelaide Surname signed with Gold Coast during the first period of the 2019 exp ...

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* * Living people 1995 births Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club (AFLW) players Melbourne University Football Club (VFLW) players Port Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub