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Jess Foley
Jess Foley
Born	20 April 1983 (age 41); Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
	Basketball career
Career information
College	Duke (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 3rd round, 38th overall pick
	Selected by the Indiana Fever
Position	Small forward
Oceania Championships
Draft	No. 30, 2018 national draft
Personal information
Draft	No. 30, 2018 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2019, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval
Position(s)	Ruck / key forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2019–2020	Adelaide
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
	AFL Women's premiership player: 2019;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

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Jessica Mary Ellen Foley (born 20 April 1983) is a retired Australian basketballer and Australian rules footballer. As a basketballer, Foley represented Australia at both junior and senior levels and played for Duke in college basketball in the United States. As an Australian rules footballer, Foley played for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW), playing in an AFL Women's premiership in her first season.

Basketball career[edit]

Foley commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1999. Since then, Foley has played for the AIS (1999/00 to 2000/01) and Adelaide Lightning (2006/07 to current).^[1]

In season 2007/08, Foley was selected to the WNBL All-Star Five.^[2] In 2011, Foley won the Halls Medal for the best and fairest player in the South Australian Women's competition.^[3]

Between 2002 and 2006, Foley attended Duke University in North Carolina and played for the Blue Devils. As a junior, Foley set a single season record with 68 three-pointers made.^[4]

In the 2006 WNBA draft, Foley was selected in round 3 (pick 38 overall) by the Indiana Fever, but did not play because of injury.^[5] In 2008, Foley was traded to the Connecticut Sun, but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.^[6]

At official FIBA events, Foley played for Australia at the 2001 World Championship for Junior Women, the 2003 World Championship for Young Women and the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women, where she won a Gold medal.^[7]

Duke statistics[edit]

Source^[8]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002-03	Duke	32	174	41.5%	34.9%	84.6%	2.1	1.9	0.6	0.1	5.4
2003-04	Duke	34	187	34.7%	32.8%	85.0%	1.9	2.0	1.0	0.2	5.5
2004-05	Duke	34	371	39.0%	35.6%	79.7%	4.0	3.6	1.9	0.3	10.9
2005-06	Duke	35	197	44.4%	40.2%	84.2%	1.6	1.7	0.8	0.1	5.6
Career		135	929	39.5%	35.7%	82.1%	2.4	2.3	1.1	0.1	6.9

AFLW career[edit]

Foley was drafted by Adelaide at pick no. 30 in the 2018 national draft.^[9] In March 2020, she retired to focus on her medical career.^[10]

Following her retirement, Foley has been a ruck coach and team doctor at Geelong in 2021 and joined the club's AFLW coaching panel for 2022 AFL Women's season 6 as an assistant coach with responsibility for the defence.^[11]

References[edit]

^ Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-09
^ Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
^ Halls Medal. Fox Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
^ Duke University. Jessica Foley Bio. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
^ Chong, Jordon (7 April 2006). Fever catch Foley. The Age. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ Former Blue Devil Jessica Foley Traded To The Connecticut Sun (19 February 2008). GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ FIBA Archive. Player Profile: Jessica Foley. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
^ "Duke Media Guide". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Balnaves-Gale, Emmalie (13 November 2018). "AFLW: Adelaide draftee Jessica Foley joins the Crows nest". Adelaide. Telstra Media.
^ "AFLW: Foley retires". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 31 March 2020.
^ "AFLW Coaching Line-Up Finalised". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 14 October 2021. Jess Foley will step into an assistant coaching role after joining Geelong's AFLW program as a ruck coach in 2021. A former Adelaide Crows ruck, Foley will lead the Geelong defenders. Foley had a number of roles across 2021, including being the VFL Men's team doctor, and also returned to the field for three games in Geelong's VFLW team this year.

External links[edit]

Jess Foley's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
Jess Foley at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] Women's National Basketball League. All Time Playing Roster Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-09

[2] Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-12.

[3] Halls Medal. Fox Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2015-01-12.

[4] Duke University. Jessica Foley Bio. Retrieved 2015-01-12.

[5] Chong, Jordon (7 April 2006). Fever catch Foley. The Age. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[6] Former Blue Devil Jessica Foley Traded To The Connecticut Sun (19 February 2008). GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[7] FIBA Archive. Player Profile: Jessica Foley. Retrieved 2015-01-12.

[8] "Duke Media Guide". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[9] Balnaves-Gale, Emmalie (13 November 2018). "AFLW: Adelaide draftee Jessica Foley joins the Crows nest". Adelaide. Telstra Media.

[10] "AFLW: Foley retires". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 31 March 2020.

[11] "AFLW Coaching Line-Up Finalised". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 14 October 2021. Jess Foley will step into an assistant coaching role after joining Geelong's AFLW program as a ruck coach in 2021. A former Adelaide Crows ruck, Foley will lead the Geelong defenders. Foley had a number of roles across 2021, including being the VFL Men's team doctor, and also returned to the field for three games in Geelong's VFLW team this year.

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+'''Jessica Mary Ellen Foley''' (born 20 April 1983) is a retired Australian [[basketball]]er and [[Australian rules football]]er. As a basketballer, Foley represented Australia at both junior and senior levels and played for [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]] in [[college basketball]] in the United States. As an Australian rules footballer, Foley played for the [[Adelaide Football Club#AFL Women's team|Adelaide Football Club]] in the [[AFL Women's]] (AFLW), playing in an [[List of AFL Women's premiers|AFL Women's premiership]] in her first season.
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 Foley commenced playing in the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL) in 1999. Since then, Foley has played for the [[Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team)|AIS]] (1999/00 to 2000/01) and [[Adelaide Lightning]] (2006/07 to current).<ref>Women's National Basketball League. [http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2009_10/WNBL_All-Time_Playing_Roster_2009-10.pdf All Time Playing Roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015013259/http://www.wnbl.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Guide/2009_10/WNBL_All-Time_Playing_Roster_2009-10.pdf |date=15 October 2013 }}. Retrieved 2015-01-09</ref>
-In season 2007/08, Foley was selected to the [[WNBL All-Star Five]].<ref>Women's National Basketball League. [http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=91 All Star Five]. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref> In 2011, Foley won the Halls Medal for the [[best and fairest]] player in the South Australian Women's competition.<ref>[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3656-0-0-0&sID=77310&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5979067 Halls Medal]. Fox Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref>
+In season 2007/08, Foley was selected to the [[WNBL All-Star Five]].<ref>Women's National Basketball League. [http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=91 All Star Five] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215201851/http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=91 |date=15 February 2015 }}. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref> In 2011, Foley won the Halls Medal for the [[best and fairest]] player in the South Australian Women's competition.<ref>[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3656-0-0-0&sID=77310&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5979067 Halls Medal]. Fox Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref>
 Between 2002 and 2006, Foley attended [[Duke University]] in [[North Carolina]] and played for the [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Blue Devils]]. As a junior, Foley set a single season record with 68 [[Three-point field goal|three-pointers]] made.<ref>Duke University. [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=151942 Jessica Foley Bio]. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref>
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 In the [[2006 WNBA draft]], Foley was selected in round 3 (pick 38 overall) by the [[Indiana Fever]], but did not play because of injury.<ref>Chong, Jordon (7 April 2006). [http://www.theage.com.au/news/basketball/fever-gets-foley/2006/04/07/1143916705399.html ''Fever catch Foley'']. The Age. Retrieved 2012-10-15.</ref> In 2008, Foley was traded to the [[Connecticut Sun]], but returned to Australia without playing a WNBA game.<ref>[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1392850 ''Former Blue Devil Jessica Foley Traded To The Connecticut Sun''] (19 February 2008). GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.</ref>
-At official [[FIBA]] events, Foley played for Australia at the 2001 [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women|World Championship for Junior Women]], the 2003 World Championship for Young Women and the 2009 [[FIBA Oceania Championship for Women]], where she won a [[Gold medal]].<ref>FIBA Archive. [http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Jessica%20Mary%20Ellen%20FOLEY/pid/38409/_//players.html Player Profile: Jessica Foley]. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref>
+At official [[FIBA]] events, Foley played for Australia at the 2001 [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women|World Championship for Junior Women]], the 2003 World Championship for Young Women and the 2009 [[FIBA Oceania Championship for Women]], where she won a [[Gold medal]].<ref>FIBA Archive. [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Jessica%20Mary%20Ellen%20FOLEY/pid/38409/_//players.html Player Profile: Jessica Foley]. Retrieved 2015-01-12.</ref>
 ===Duke statistics===
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-==See also==
+==AFLW career==
+Foley was drafted by [[Adelaide Football Club#AFL Women's team|Adelaide]] at pick no. 30 in the [[2018 AFL Women's draft|2018 national draft]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AFLW: Adelaide draftee Jessica Foley joins the Crows nest |url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/274759/aflw-adelaide-draftee-jessica-foley-joins-the-crows-nest |first=Emmalie|last=Balnaves-Gale|work=[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=13 November 2018}}</ref> In March 2020, she retired to focus on her medical career.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFLW: Foley retires |url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/582075/aflw-foley-retires |work=[[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] |publisher=[[Telstra Media]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
+Following her retirement, Foley has been a ruck coach and team doctor at [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in 2021 and joined the club's AFLW coaching panel for [[2022 AFL Women's season 6]] as an assistant coach with responsibility for the defence.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFLW Coaching Line-Up Finalised |url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1025198/aflw-coaching-line-up-finalised |website=Geelong Football Club |access-date=14 October 2021 |quote=Jess Foley will step into an assistant coaching role after joining Geelong’s AFLW program as a ruck coach in 2021. A former Adelaide Crows ruck, Foley will lead the Geelong defenders.  Foley had a number of roles across 2021, including being the VFL Men’s team doctor, and also returned to the field for three games in Geelong’s VFLW team this year.}}</ref>
+==See also==
 * [[WNBL All-Star Five]]
 ==References==
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v t e Adelaide Football Club 2019 AFL Women's premiers
Adelaide 10.3 (63) defeated Carlton 2.6 (18), at Adelaide Oval
2. Jones 3. A. Foley 4. Scheer 5. McCormick 6. Martin 9. Varnhagen 10. Marinoff 13. Phillips (c) 14. Thompson 15. Ponter 16. Considine 19. Li 22. Cramey 23. Mules 24. J. Foley 26. Randall (c) 27. Forth 31. Cox 32. Rajcic 33. Hatchard 39. Allan
Coach: Clarke

v t e 2018 AFL Women's draft
First round	1. Nina Morrison 2. Sophie Van De Heuvel 3. Madison Prespakis 4. Jasmin Stewart 5. Jordyn Allen 6. Tyla Hanks 7. Rebecca Webster 8. Nikki Gore 9. Paige Parker 10. Eleanor Brown 11. Katie Lynch 12. Alyce Parker
Second round	13. Mikala Cann 14. Olivia Purcell 15. Maddy Brancatisano 16. Abbie McKay (F/D) 17. Sabreena Duffy 18. Lauren Butler 19. Maddie Shevlin 20. Denby Taylor 21. Jayde Van Dyk 22. Nat Grider 23. Aisling McCarthy 24. Georgia Clarke 25. Daisy Bateman
Third round	26. Kate Bartlett 27. Charlotte Wilson 28. Philipa Seth 29. Sophie Alexander 30. Jess Foley 31. Jordann Hickey 32. Georgia Gourlay 33. McKenzie Dowrick 34. Selena Karlson 35. Rene Caris 36. Courteney Munn
Fourth round	37. Chloe Scheer 38. Emerson Woods 39. Courtney Guard 40. Rhiannon Watt 41. Katelyn Rosenzweig 42. Jessica Edwards 43. Brittany Perry 44. Shelley Heath 45. Lauren Bella 46. Jessie Davies 47. Maighan Fogas 48. Danielle Ponter
Fifth round	50. Parris Laurie 51. Jordan Membrey 53. Hannah Martin 54. Lisa Whiteley 55. Chloe Haines 56. Tori Groves-Little 57. Elise Coventry 58. Libby Haines
Sixth round	59. Laura Pugh 60. Ingrid Nielsen 61. Jesse Wardlaw 62. Madeline Keryk 63. Nicole Bresnehan
Seventh round	64. Matilda Sergeant 65. Renee Tomkins
Eighth round	66. Ebony Dowson 67. Delma Gisu
Ninth round	69. Haneen Zreika 70. Erica Fowler 71. Ebony O'Dea
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