| Melissa Hickey | |||
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.jpg) Hickey playing for Geelong in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Melissa Hickey | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Red Cliffs, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Darebin (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | 2016 marquee signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne | 13 (2) | |
| 2019–2020 | Geelong | 12 (0) | |
| Total | 25 (2) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Melissa Hickey (born 18 December 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She served as Geelong captain in the club's first two AFL Women's seasons. She also played in the Victorian Women's Football League/VFL Women's for eleven seasons, representing the St Albans Spurs, Darebin and Geelong. In the VWFL/VFLW, Hickey won seven premierships, represented Victoria on three occasions and featured in the VFL Women's team of the year.
Hickey represented Melbourne in the exhibition games staged prior to the creation of AFL Women's before being drafted by the club in 2016 as a marquee signing prior to the inaugural AFL Women's season. She was selected in the inaugural AFL Women's All-Australian team in 2017, and also represented Victoria in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match. Following the 2018 season, Hickey was announced as one of four Melbourne players to join Geelong ahead of the club's inaugural season in the AFL Women's.