Jenna McCormick

Jenna McCormick (born 7 September 1994) is a professional Australian sportswoman who plays soccer for Melbourne Victory Football Club in the W-League and played Australian rules football for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

Jenna McCormick
McCormick playing Australian rules football for Adelaide in January 2018
Born (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Association football career
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 10
Youth career
Blue Lake SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Adelaide United 26 (0)
2015–2017 Canberra United 24 (3)
2016 Stjarnan 17 (0)
2017 Medkila 9 (1)
2017–2018 Adelaide United 12 (1)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar 12 (0)
2019– Melbourne Victory 12 (0)
Total 112 (5)
National team‡
2019– Australia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Draft No. 23, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfield/Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 5
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Adelaide 20 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

McCormick was born and raised in Mount Gambier, South Australia, before moving to Adelaide in 2011.[1] She played junior soccer for Blue Lake SC in Mount Gambier.[2] In Adelaide, McCormick attended Walford Anglican School for Girls and played soccer, cricket and Australian rules football at high levels.[3]

Soccer career
McCormick playing soccer for Adelaide United in 2017

McCormick made her debut in the W-League for Adelaide United in December 2012 in a loss to Melbourne Victory.[4] She usually plays as a midfielder, but was used as a defender by Adelaide in the 2013–14 W-League.[1] McCormick was included in an Australian Schoolgirls team to tour South America in 2013, and was named player of the tournament.[5]

McCormick joined Canberra United Football Club in 2015.[6] In 2016, she moved to Iceland to play for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild; making her debut as a substitute in a win over Selfoss.[7] Jenna returned to Canberra United for the 2016–17 season.

In July 2017, McCormick signed to play the second half of the 2017 season with Medkila IL in the Toppserien, the top tier of women's soccer in Norway.[8]

In September 2017, McCormick committed to return to Adelaide United for the 2017–18 W-League season.[9]

In October 2018, McCormick signed to play for Brisbane Roar for the 2018–19 W-League season.

In October 2019, McCormick quit AFLW and joined Melbourne Victory FC on a one-year deal.[10] In November 2019, McCormick made her debut for the National team - the Matilda’s. She was in the starting XI in a Friendly against Chile. The Matilda’s won the match 2-1.

Australian rules football career

In April 2016, McCormick declared her interest in playing in the newly formed AFL Women's competition, the first professional women's Australian rules football league.[11] She was drafted by Adelaide in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[12] McCormick missed round 1 of the 2017 season to play for Canberra United in the W-League semi-final on 5 February 2017.[13] She debuted in round 2 of the 2017 season against the Western Bulldogs, and played seven games including the grand final in the Adelaide team that won the inaugural AFLW Premiership in 2017.

Adelaide signed McCormick for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017,[14] and she again missed the opening round of the season due to W-League commitments, joining the team for their round 2 match against Melbourne.[15] She signed with the Crows for the 2019 season in May 2018.[16]

AFL Women's statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[17]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Adelaide 57422914436130.60.34.12.06.10.91.9
Career 7 4 2 29 14 43 6 13 0.6 0.3 4.1 2.0 6.1 0.9 1.9

Honours

Soccer

Club
Stjarnan
  • Úrvalsdeild: 2016
Canberra United

Individual

Australian rules football

Club
Adelaide

Key to the City of Adelaide: 28 April 2017 to the Inaugural Premiership Team

AFL Women’s Premiers 2019

References
  1. Quigley, Beverley (4 February 2014). "Multi-talented Jenna McCormick enjoying the football life". The Women's Game. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Migliaccio, Val (19 February 2014). "Lady Reds star Jenna McCormick 'in shock' over player of the year award". The Advertiser. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. Morris, Rod (23 May 2012). "McCormick starring in three sporting codes". The Border Watch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. Morris, Rod (4 December 2012). "McCormick makes debut". The Border Watch. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. Beaton, Colin (12 February 2013). "Teen's taste of South American soccer". ABC South East SA. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Rae Dower confirms Canberra United squad". The Women's Game. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. Shaffer, Kristin. "Aussies Abroad: 19 May – 25 May 2016". The Women's Game. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. Migliaccio, Val (3 July 2017). "Cross code footballer Jenna McCormick off to help the Vikings". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: News Corp. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. "McCormick flies into United squad for 2017/18". Adelaide United. 26 September 2017.
  10. Lynch, Michael (5 October 2019). "McCormick quits AFLW, joins Victory in bid to snare Olympic spot". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. Polkinghorne, David (23 April 2016). "Canberra United's Jenna McCormick wants to make history in Women's AFL". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. "Jenna to juggle two codes". Adelaide Football Club. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  13. "Juggling Jenna focused on the task ahead". Canberra United. Football Federation Australia. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  14. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  15. Fjeldstad, Jesper (8 February 2018). "Adelaide Crows call up Adelaide United soccer star Jenna McCormick". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  16. "Randall leads Crows re-signings". The Women's Game. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  17. "Jenna McCormick–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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