Tait Mackrill (born 3 September 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 (GWS) in the
AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted in the
2017 AFLW rookie draft before debuting in round 3 of the
2019 season.
Early life
From
Port Broughton, South Australia
Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. At the , th ...
, Mackrill has a footballing background; her father played more than 200 matches for his local team.
She originally played for the Broughton-Mundoora Football Club. After a move to Adelaide, she began playing for
Morphettville Park and later represented
Adelaide University.
She began studying
psychology at university during her football career, majoring in
criminology
Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...
.
AFLW career
Mackrill was drafted by GWS with pick 9 in the
2017 AFLW rookie draft, their second selection. She did not play a match in her first season. Over the off-season, Mackrill played in
Essendon's inaugural
VFL Women's side. She made her AFLW debut in round 3 of the 2019 season against , which was the subject of a ''
7:30'' television interview.
Mackrill was delisted at the conclusion of the 2019 season. She was later redrafted by GWS with pick #95. In the sixth round of the
2020 season, Mackrill was nominated for the
2020 AFL Women's Rising Star
The 2020 NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award was presented to the player adjudged the best young player during the 2020 AFL Women's season. Isabel Huntington
Isabel Huntington (born 25 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing ...
award.
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Living people
1999 births
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) players