Inside the romance between footy star, 23, and another big name in Aussie sport – who’s 10 years older than him
Fremantle Dockers star Luke Jackson’s relationship with netball star turned TV commentator Kelsey Browne is still going strong, with the couple sharing a loved-up photo to social media after his team’s biggest win of the year.
The AFL star, 23, hard-launched his relationship with the former West Coast Fever star, 33, in September last year while on a romantic holiday in Mauritius.
The romantic revelation came about as Browne took on a new role as a club ambassador for the Fever.
Jackson starred for the Dockers over the weekend, kicking a late long-range goal in the fourth quarter to help his side beat Collingwood by a point at the MCG.
Browne was on hand for the victory celebrations, with the couple both posting a photo of themselves embracing in the sheds after the match as she looked smitten with her man.
‘Great photo of a great couple,’ replied one footy fan.
Fremantle star Luke Jackson and former netball star Kelsey Browne posted a heartwarming photo following the Dockers’ win over Collingwood on the weekend
The sporting couple hard-launched the relationship while on holiday together last year
‘Winning on and off the field,’ said another.
‘We love to see it,’ posted a third.
Rumours about the couple hooking up first surfaced in July last year when Browne posted a TikTok video showing her engaging in her ‘fave nightly ritual’ as she stood in a backyard pool while wearing a heavy jacket.
That took on new meaning when footy fans realised that pool was in a post Jackson made on Instagram last May, showing him cooking on a barbecue.
Then, in August last year, they were seen together in a photo the Fever posted from the team’s annual awards night.
Browne and Jackson also posted sots of the same bath on the deck of a cabin in Busselton, a popular holiday spot about 200km south of Perth.
Earlier this year, rumours circulated that Jackson might be looking to move to a Victorian club, despite being contracted with Fremantle until 2029.
Channel Seven reporter Mitch Cleary reported that the couple were interested in heading to Victoria, where Browne is originally from and her family is still based.
Speculation that the stars had become an item began after Browne posted this video to TikTok in July last year
Internet sleuths put two and two together and recognised the pool in her video from a social media post Jackson made (pictured) in May 2024
In August last year the couple were photographed together (left and second from left) at an awards night for Perth’s West Coast Fever netball team
Browne (pictured with Jackson) played for Australia during her netball career and won two premierships with the Lightning
However, Dockers coach Justin Longmuir poured cold water on the speculation.
‘Not a concern. Nothing I’ve seen of Luke throughout the pre-season has shown me he wants to leave the club,’ Longmuir said.
‘Someone from the club has spoken to him already and he’s reiterated that he doesn’t want to go anywhere and he’s never been happier.
‘We’ll leave it at that, I reckon.’
Browne, who currently works as a commentator for the NBL, was one of the country’s top attacking players during her career, winning two premierships with the Lightning and going on to represent the nation internationally.
A Geelong native, she comes from a sporting family, with her dad Mark playing for the Cats in the 1970s and her sister Madison going on to be one of the nation’s most successful netball players.
