MJ & Chelsea

MJ & Chelsea
Team Profile
Born:	(1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (MJ) (1991-06-14) June 14, 1991 (Chelsea)
Hometown:	South Australia
Relation:	Footy Mates
Occupation:	AFLW Players
Legs Competed:	10
Legs Won:	3
Placement:	6th
Average Position:	3.40
RoadblockCount:	MJ: 5 Chelsea: 3
CountriesRaced:

Marijana "MJ" Rajčić and Chelsea Randall are a team of Footy Mates on The Amazing Race Australia 5.

Introduced in leg 7, they immediately became a strong side, using their physical and mental strengths to cruise during the race to be semi-regular in the Top 3 and winning three legs. They were eventually well-liked by other teams but often perceived as a threat due to their stowaway status and frequent high placements in the race. When made to hand out sabotage cards, they choose not to play favorites/alliances and assigned them to other strong teams. Despite leading their way to Ross in leg 18, their lead collapsed with a traffic jam to a turn-based Roadblock, struggling in the Detour on top of getting U-Turned dropped them to a risky position. Skye-Blue and Jake overtook them shortly after with aid from Jaskirat and Anurag as part of the "originals" alliance. Furthermore, given the wrong directions to the Pit Stop allowed long-trailing Chris & Aleisha to beat them in the footrace (despite the latter incurring a sabotage) and were eliminated in 5th place.

Profile

Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Team mates, best friends and premiership winning AFLW players MJ and Chelsea, are ready to leave their mark on the competition.

Used to working together in high pressure situations, The Footy Mates will intercept the Race as Stowaways.

WA born Chelsea is the first solo captain of her AFLW club, while MJ used to captain a professional soccer team.

Both come from elite sporting background, are highly competitive, and will use strategy and strength to charge into the lead. They don't like to lose, and are itching for the $250,000 grand prize.

Get to know The Footy Mates

What's the best/ worst part of travelling with your teammate?
MJ: The fact that we know each other so well makes it great. But the worst part would be when Chels gets hangry! I'll make sure to have plenty of snacks packed.
What are you looking forward to the most on The Amazing Race Australia?
Chelsea: I honestly just can't wait to be phone free, with my best friend, travelling around our beautiful country. Really excited to share with the rest of Australia, some amazing travel destinations, especially after the year we have all had. We are so lucky to live in this country and there's so much to see.

The Amazing Race Australia 5

Race History

MJ & Chelsea's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
7	7	Queensland → Northern Territory	Treat It / Eat It	MJ	3 of 10	[1]
8	8	Northern Territory	Chomp / Stomp	Chelsea	1 of 9
9	9	Northern Territory	First Class Pass⏭︎
10	10	Northern Territory → South Australia	Above / Below	Chelsea	5 of 10
11	11	South Australia	Slap / Snag	MJ	1 of 9
12	12	South Australia	First Class Pass⏭︎
13	13	South Australia → Queensland	Brains / Brawn Lady and the Tramp / Eat Like a Champ	Chelsea	7 of 8	[2]
14	14	Queensland	Cuckoo / Candy	MJ	6 of 8
15	15	Queensland	Cheery / Paniyiri	No Roadblock	1 of 7
16	16	Queensland → Tasmania	Sweets / Spirits	MJ	2 of 7
17	17	Tasmania	Crush / Crunch	No Roadblock	3 of 6
18	18	Tasmania	Small Cows / Big Cheese	MJ	5 of 5⊃
				Average	3.40
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ֆ This team was given a Salvage, giving them an advantage in the leg § This team was given a Sabotage, penalizing them throughout the leg ⏭︎ The team used the First Class pass to skip the leg
Notes: 1: MJ & Chelsea entered the race on Leg 7 as a stowaway team. They were allowed to start 5 minutes after the teams left the airport. 2: MJ & Chelsea initially arrived 5th, but missed the second Detour having arrived at the Pitstop by chance. They were forced to backtrack to complete the Detour before they could check in. Two teams checked in during this time, dropping them to 7th place.

Post Race

• MJ & Chelsea revealed in a radio exit interview that they became a couple during the race.
  • They became engaged on March 4, 2023.
  • On October 27, 2023, they welcomed a baby boy named Tomi Randall.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• First team to consecutively win more than one First Class Pass.
  • Subsequently, the first team to win the First Class Pass twice.

Australia

• MJ & Chelsea are the first team to join midrace (after Yuan Zihui & Yuan Heyu, Jin Zhongguo & Li Guangzhu and Zhang Jike & Zhang Chuanming), and the first English-language version to do so. This would have been followed by Stan & Wayne later in the season.

External links

• MJ's Wikipedia page: Marijana Rajcic

• Chelsea's Wikipedia page: Chelsea Randall

Social Media

• MJ's Instagram: /rajcic32

• MJ's X profile: @rajcic32

• Chelsea's Instagram: /chelsearandall26

• Chelsea's X profile: @randall_chelsea