Jenna McCormick

Early life

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

Soccer career

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

McCormick joined Canberra United in 2015. In 2016, she moved to Iceland to play for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild; making her debut as a substitute in a win over Selfoss. 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.

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. She was drafted by Adelaide in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. McCormick missed round 1 of the 2017 season to play for Canberra United in the W-League semi-final on 5 February 2017. 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.

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