Emma Kearney (footballer)

Emma Kearney
Kearney with North Melbourne in March 2021
Personal information
Full name	Emma Michelle Kearney
Date of birth	(1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Hamilton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Melbourne University (VFLW)
Draft	2016 priority player
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2018	Western Bulldogs	15 0(3)
2019–	North Melbourne	59 (10)
Total		74 (13)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2017	Victoria	1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
AFLW AFL Women's premiership player: 2018 AFL Women's best and fairest: 2018 7× AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (S6), 2022 (S7) 2× Western Bulldogs best and fairest: 2017, 2018 AFL Coaches Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year: 2018 VWFL/VFLW 5× Melbourne University best and fairest: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Emma Michelle Kearney (born 24 September 1989) is an Australian rules footballer and former cricketer. A decorated midfielder in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, Kearney won the league's best and fairest award while playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018 and has captained North Melbourne since 2019. She previously played cricket for the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).