MARQUEE MAGPIE
Over the past three years the name Brianna Davey had become synonymous with the Carlton Football Club.
The 24-year-old was one of the Blues’ marquee players for the inaugural season; she’d spent the past two seasons captaining the club and her efforts this year helped lift Carlton from cellar-dwellers to grand-finalists.
THE CARLTON GIRLS, I STILL HAVE SOME OF MY BEST MATES IN THAT TEAM . I JUST FELT LIKE THEY WERE IN A BETTER POSITION THIS TIME AROUND.
Almost needless to say it surprised many when, just days after winning her second club best and fairest award, Davey asked to be traded to arch-rivals Collingwood. It was a request that shocked the AFLW world and raised a plethora of questions.
Why would Carlton’s captain want to leave just as the team was becoming successful? Why would Davey want to move to the Magpies, who finished on the bottom of the ladder and currently don’t have a head coach? Is there no loyalty in women’s football?
Davey’s move to Collingwood was finalised on the final day of the trade period. Carlton, despite being initially reluctant to let their star player exit Ikon Park, eventually came to an agreement that saw the club gain numerous draft picks, including Collingwood’s prized number-two pick that would have given them access to the second-best player in metropolitan Melbourne.
And so it was that Davey became a Collingwood Magpie, adding experience and professionalism to a list filled with talent yet to
