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# AFLW

Last month
April 2023
# Land down under
Tipp's Colin O'Riordan returns to Sydney Swans in coaching role
He will assist the AFLW programme in the absence of head coach Scott Gowans.
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Apr 17th 2023, 10:01 AM
# Land down under
Donegal star Bonner set for AFLW return as one of three Irish Draft picks
Roscommon’s Joanne Cregg and Tyrone native Cara McCrossan have also been snapped up.
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Apr 4th 2023, 5:00 PM
This year
2023
# Pen to Paper
Armagh star Mackin makes AFLW move to join Melbourne
Mackin will link up with her younger sister Blaithin and Dublin player Sinead Goldrick.
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Mar 31st 2023, 9:41 AM
# AFLW
Tipperary duo Aishling Moloney and Anna Rose Kennedy to join Geelong Cats
Move will take club’s Irish contingent to six.
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Mar 28th 2023, 5:40 PM
# On the Move
Donegal captain becomes latest Irish recruit to join AFLW for 2023 season
Niamh McLaughlin has penned a deal with Gold Coast Suns.
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Mar 21st 2023, 4:00 PM
# Down Under
Kerry, Roscommon and Dublin stars make move to AFLW
Irish signings have been announced in the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions.
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Mar 16th 2023, 9:35 AM
Last year
2022
# goldie
'She's so far ahead of everyone else' - Dublin's All-Ireland and AFLW champion
Sinéad Goldrick etched her name into history in 2022.
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Dec 29th 2022, 8:00 AM
# early christmas present
Boost for Meath as AFLW star Vikki Wall commits to three in-a-row bid
‘I’ll be playing for Meath this year,’ the 2021 Footballer of the Year told Jerome Quinn.
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Dec 23rd 2022, 3:28 PM
# End of the road
Cork great Bríd Stack calls time on AFLW career
The 11-time All-Ireland winner has finished up Down Under.
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Dec 19th 2022, 10:43 AM
# Moving On
Two-time AFLW Premiership winner Ailish Considine departs from Adelaide Crows
The club says they will not be offering a new contract to the Clare dual star for next year.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 11:04 AM
# Champions
Dublin and Armagh stars celebrate victory with Melbourne in AFLW Grand Final
Melbourne won its maiden AFLW Premiership with their 19-15 victory over Brisbane Lions.
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Nov 27th 2022, 9:33 AM
# Flying the flag
Meath, Armagh, Leitrim and Mayo stars nominated for AFLW awards
Vikki Wall and Blaithin Mackin are up for Best First-Year Player, with Áine Tighe and Aileen Gilroy in the running for MVP.
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Nov 21st 2022, 10:20 PM
# AFLW
Dublin and Armagh stars help Melbourne set up Irish Grand Final showdown
Sinéad Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin will face Orla O’Dwyer and her Brisbane side in next week’s decider.
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Nov 19th 2022, 10:21 AM
# AFLW
Orla O'Dwyer helps Brisbane into Grand Final with Irish showdown guaranteed
North Melbourne (Vikki Wall and Erika O’Shea) and Melbourne (Sinéad Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin) face off in tomorrow’s other preliminary final.
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Nov 18th 2022, 11:02 AM
# Land down under
Kelly and Wall star, with Irish involvement in all four teams left in AFLW race
Niamh Kelly’s Adelaide Crows and Vikki Wall’s North Melbourne came through today’s clashes.
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Nov 12th 2022, 8:53 PM
# Flying the flag
Nine Irish players left in AFLW race with Mayo showdown in store this weekend
There’s two finals series games down for decision on Saturday.
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Nov 10th 2022, 6:31 PM
# Business end
10 Irish stars left standing as AFLW final series line-up confirmed
A total of 22 featured this season.
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Oct 31st 2022, 2:07 PM
# Giant
Cora Staunton set for significant AFLW milestone but undecided on future
The Mayo great will play her 50th game this weekend.
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Oct 26th 2022, 12:28 PM
# Flying High
'She has been super important' - high praise as Vikki Wall scores sixth goal of the season
Elsewhere, Orla O’Dwyer helped top-of-the-table Brisbane to a comprehensive win.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 1:40 PM
# AFLW
Gilroy goal helps Hawthorn to historic win, Irish trio secure derby victory
Vikki Wall and Aine Tighe both grabbed goals in Australia for the second week in a row.
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Sep 23rd 2022, 12:29 PM
# Relief
Short-term knee injury confirmed for Collingwood's Cavan star
Aishling Sheridan is ‘expected to be sidelined for 2-4 weeks’.
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Sep 21st 2022, 2:33 PM
# Treatment Table
Significant injury concerns for Irish duo in AFLW
Niamh Kelly dislocated her shoulder and Aishling Sheridan sustained a knee injury in yesterday’s clash between Adelaide and Collingwood.
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Sep 19th 2022, 11:07 AM
# Irish in Form
Irish duo Wall and Tighe score a brace each, McDonagh makes AFLW debut
Round four of the Women’s AFL season saw Irish goalscorers and another debut.
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Sep 17th 2022, 10:54 AM
# AFLW
Mayo's Kearns to miss rest of Geelong's season after shoulder surgery
Rachel Kearns suffered an AC joint injury last weekend.
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Aug 31st 2022, 9:41 AM
# Wrap
Cora Staunton reaches 50-goal mark after impressive start to sixth season in AFLW
Meanwhile, Tipperary’s Orla O’Dwyer and Áine Tighe of Leitrim were also on target for their sides this weekend.
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Aug 28th 2022, 12:00 PM
# AFLW
‘It was a big gamble’ – The Irish players on the hard road in Australia
Bríd Stack, Joanne Doonan and Clara Fitzpatrick on overcoming obstacles to make it in the AFLW.
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Aug 27th 2022, 8:15 AM
# Flying the flag
The 22 Irish stars set for the new AFLW season
They’re spread across 12 teams and hail from 12 different counties.
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Aug 24th 2022, 6:45 AM
# Pre Season Stars
Meath All-Ireland winners impress and Armagh star kicks first goal in first AFLW games
Elsewhere in Saturday’s practice matches, Cora Staunton was on the double and Aishling Sheridan shone.
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Aug 13th 2022, 12:07 PM
# issue
'They're taking our top players. It is worrying' - All-Ireland finalists' managers on AFLW
Vikki Wall will ‘turn into the face of ladies AFL,’ says Meath boss Eamonn Murray. He and Kerry joint-manager Declan Quill share their thoughts.
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Jul 27th 2022, 12:00 PM
# draft day
Former Armagh footballer selected by Fremantle in the AFLW Draft
Amy Mulholland has enjoyed a remarkable two-year rise from the amateurs to AFLW.
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Jun 29th 2022, 1:51 PM
# response
'Maybe Eamonn’s comments were a bit stretched' - Moving past AFLW saga, and Leinster final regrets
Vikki Wall has defended her manager after coming under fire for his comments earlier this year.
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Jun 16th 2022, 7:30 AM
# Blaithin Mackin
Armagh star Mackin set to join AFLW Premiership finalists
Bláithín Mackin will link up with Sinead Goldrick at the Melbourne club.
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Jun 13th 2022, 9:18 PM
# Irish Eye
Mayo's Kelly sisters join new AFLW clubs
The duo depart West Coast Eagles for Adelaide Crows and St Kilda, with Clara Fitzpatrick also returning to the Saints.
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Jun 8th 2022, 8:45 AM
# AFLW
North Melbourne confirm signings of Vikki Wall and Erika O'Shea
The Meath and Cork stars are making the move to Australia.
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Jun 1st 2022, 9:00 AM
# Dublin LGFA
Dublin footballer Lauren Magee departs AFLW club Melbourne
Magee played 11 games during her two seasons in Australia.
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May 31st 2022, 7:59 AM
# Aileen Gilroy
Mayo player becomes Hawthorn's first Irish AFLW signing
Aileen Gilroy previously played for North Melbourne.
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May 30th 2022, 8:13 AM
# irish down under
Galway star Áine McDonagh set for AFLW move
McDonagh will become the first Irish AFLW Hawk.
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May 23rd 2022, 11:21 AM
# Season seven
AFLW players to receive 94 percent pay rise with season set to start in August
Pre-season will start on June 13.
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May 19th 2022, 8:55 AM
# AFLW
Mayo forward set to join St Kilda, O'Dwyer weighing up offers
Meanwhile, several clubs have shown interest in All-Australian Orla O’Dwyer.
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May 11th 2022, 11:33 AM
# Home and Away
No more best of both worlds for Irish AFLW stars as most opt against inter-county
A change of timing to the Australian season means both codes can no longer be balanced as easily.
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May 10th 2022, 8:07 PM
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