Georgie Rankin

Georgie Rankin (born 28 January 1998) is an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Georgie Rankin
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Surfers Paradise
Debut Round 1, 2019, Geelong
vs. Collingwood, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 10
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Geelong 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Rankin was born and grew up in Geelong, Victoria before moving to Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] A basketballer with the Gold Coast Rollers in the Queensland Basketball League,[2] Rankin switched to football in 2018 and was part of the inaugural Surfers Paradise women’s team.[1] She was then recruited by Geelong as a cross-code rookie prior to the club's inaugural season in the AFLW,[2] and made her AFLW debut during the first round of the 2019 season, against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium.[3]

Rankin's great-great-grandfather, Teddy, as well as three of his sons Cliff, Doug and Bert, all played for Geelong in the then Victorian Football League (VFL).[4]

References

  1. "Georgie Rankin". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Oates, Stacey (27 September 2018). "AFLW: Cats welcome Rookies". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. "AFLW team selection round 1". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. McWilliams, Phoebe (29 November 2018). "Georgie continues 'powerful' Rankin dynasty". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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