17 different counties are represented across 14 clubs Down Under.
A RECORD NUMBER of 33 Irish players are set to feature in the the new Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season, which gets underway tomorrow.
Melbourne and Collingwood go head-to-head in the opener at Ikon Park [10.20am Irish time]. Dublin great Sinéad Goldrick and Armagh sister act Blaithin and Aimee Mackin play for reigning champions Melbourne, while Sarah Rowe and Aishling Sheridan of Mayo and Cavan respectively are with the Pies. The 33 Irish players hail from 17 different counties and are spread across 14 of the 18 AFLW clubs. Fremantle and Sydney Swans are well represented with four Irish players apiece, while there’s three on the books of several others.A 10-week home-and-away competition lies ahead, with four weeks of finals thereafter to conclude season number eight.The 36-year-old is set for her second coming in the AFLW, drafted by Adelaide having previously spent two seasons at Greater Western Sydney Giants.
Highly-sought after by AFLW clubs for so long, Moloney is one of the best women’s footballers in the country. An athletic, rangy forward, she has had huge success with Tipp and is backed for a big breakthrough in Oz.A Premier county team-mate of Moloney’s, they should link up well for the Cats. Captained DCU to O’Connor Cup glory earlier this year and caught the eye for a contract.Was a key defender for St Kilda across two spells, separated by the Covid-19 pandemic and an ACL injury.
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