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Jessy Keeffe
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28)^[1]
Original team(s)	Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL)^[1]
Draft	No. 48, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 4, 2019, Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs, at Whitten Oval
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Ruck
Other occupation	Personal trainer
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–2021	Brisbane	11 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Jessy Keeffe (born 17 July 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was playing for Yeronga South Brisbane in the AFL Queensland Women's League (QWAFL) when she was drafted^[1] by Brisbane with the 48th and final pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.^[2]

After not playing a game in her first AFLW season in 2018, she was delisted by Brisbane. However, they re-signed her as a free agent before the 2019 season, and she made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 4 game against Western Bulldogs at Whitten Oval on 23 February 2019.^[3]

At the end of the 2021 season, Keeffe announced her retirement after 11 games with the Lions, citing mental health challenges.^[4]

Her brother, Lachlan Keeffe, plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "Gympie athlete leaps into the Brisbane Lions". 20 October 2017.
^ Vaughan, Roger (21 February 2019). "McKay to debut and make AFLW history". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ "Lions Ruck Jessy Keeffe Has Called Time on her AFLW Career". Brisbane Lions. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

External links

Jessy Keeffe's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
Jessy Keeffe at AustralianFootball.com

v t e 2017 AFL Women's draft
First round	1. Isabel Huntington 2. Steph Cain 3. Chloe Molloy 4. Monique Conti 5. Jodie Hicks 6. Eden Zanker 7. Jordan Zanchetta 8. Jessica Allan
Second round	9. Darcy Guttridge 10. Evangeline Gooch 11. Jenna Bruton 12. Georgia Gee 13. Iilish Ross 14. Maddy Guerin 15. Arianna Clarke 16. Jasmyn Hewett
Third round	17. Tanya Hetherington 18. Jodie White 19. Daria Bannister 20. Sarah Dargan 21. Kristy Stratton 22. Tegan Cunningham 23. Renee Cowan 24. Eloise Jones
Fourth round	25. Courtney Gum 26. Ashlee Atkins 27. Emma Mackie 28. Sophie Li 29. Reni Hicks 30. Claudia Whitfort 31. Kalinda Howarth 32. Marijana Rajcic
Fifth round	33. Emily McGuire 35. Ashleigh Brazill 36. Bridie Kennedy 37. Emma Pittman 38. Ruth Wallace
Sixth round	39. Phoebe Monahan 40. Alicia Janz 41. Ruby Blair 42. Rheanne Lugg
Seventh round	43. Philippa Smyth 44. Leah Mascall 45. Sophie Conway
Eighth round	47. Cora Staunton 48. Jessy Keeffe
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