Grace Gill

Grace Gill

Personal information
Full name	Grace Gill-McGrath
Place of birth	Darwin, Australia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2016	Canberra United	58	(0)
2013	Slovácko	4	(2)
International career^‡
2007	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2013

Grace Gill-McGrath is a retired Australian soccer player who now works as a commentator.

Career

Gill played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and for Slovácko in the Czech Women's First League.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2023^[update] she works as a pundit and expert commentator in broadcast coverage of the A-League Women. Gill has also begun her professional transition to main commentary (play-by-play) by calling the Western United vs Brisbane Roar Women's A-League match for Paramount+ (Australia) on 21 January 2023.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Club career

Canberra United

Gill retired ahead of the 2016–17 W-League season.^[1][2]

Slovácko

In April 2013, Gill joined Slovácko.^[3]

International career

Gill played one match for Australia in 2007, in an 8–1 defeat of Hong Kong.^[4][5]

Post-playing career

In 2019, Gill was elected to the board of Capital Football.^[6][7]

References

1. Groube, Sarah; Writer, Winona (4 November 2016). "Season 9 Preview: Canberra United". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
2. Odong, Ann (16 November 2016). "Should I stay or should I go: Linda O'Neill and Grace Gill speak about moving on from football". The Women's Game. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
3. "Australanka Grace Gill posílila Slovácko!" [Australian Grace Gill strengthens Slovácko!]. Dobrý Den (in Czech). 13 April 2013.
4. "Youthful Matildas too strong for Hong Kong". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
5. Buratti, Liana (29 April 2019). "Grace Gill - An authentic voice for change". Beyond 90. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
6. "From the pitch to the boardroom for ex-Westfield W-League star". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
7. Lindell, Jasper (13 April 2019). "Gill to breathe life into Capital Football". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links

• Grace's Twitter