Bess Keaney

Bess Keaney
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Keaney
Nickname(s) Bess
Date of birth (1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 33)
Original team(s) Southern Saints (VFLW)
Draft No. 58, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2021, Gold Coast vs. Melbourne, at Metricon Stadium
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Essendon
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021–2023 Gold Coast 39 (1)
2024– Essendon 0 (0)
Total 39 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Elizabeth "Bess" Keaney (born 22 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2021 to 2023.

Early life

A hockey player in her younger years, Keaney switched to Australian rules football in 2019 and played club football for Melbourne University as well as the Southern Saints.[1]

AFL Women's career

Keaney made her AFLW debut for the Gold Coast Suns in round 1 of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[2]

Keaney was traded to Essendon ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "'Elite will be the new norm': The AFLW pathways breakthrough that will redefine the game". Code Sports. 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Suns' new vice-captain putting her Bess foot forward". Gold Coast Suns. 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "AFLW: Bess a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.


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