Rachael Killian

Rachael Killian (born 15 July 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She was drafted by Adelaide with their ninth selection and seventy-first overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the twenty-five point win against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in round two of the 2017 season.[2] She missed the round five match against Brisbane at Norwood Oval as a late withdrawal, before returning for the round six match against Melbourne at TIO Stadium.[3] She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.[4][5] She played managed six matches in her debut season.[6]

Rachael Killian
Killian playing for Adelaide in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SAWFL)
Draft No. 71, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 2, 2017, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Adelaide 8 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Adelaide signed Killian for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[7] She was delisted by Adelaide at the end of the 2018 season due to injury.[8]

References
  1. "Crows welcome first women's draft class". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "AFLW Teams Round 2: Full sides named for second week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. "AFLW Round 6 teams: Full squads for second last week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "AFLW: Grand Final teams revealed". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. David, Greg (25 March 2017). "Adelaide Crows defeat Brisbane Lions by six points in AFLW grand final". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. "Rachael Killian". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. Black, Sarah (7 June 2018). "AFLW: Delisted Docker goes coast to coast". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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