Template:Ladies' Gaelic football to Australian rules football

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In 2017, Laura Duryea became the first Irish player to play in the AFLW, the women's Australian rules football league. In 2018 Duryea was joined in the league by Cora Staunton. [1][2][3]

Ladies' Gaelic football players in the AFLW
Player Gaelic football AFLW team AFLW debut
Yvonne Bonner Donegal Greater Western Sydney 2019
Ailish Considine Clare Adelaide 2019
Laura Duryea Cavan Melbourne 2017
Joanne Doonan Fermanagh Carlton
Clara Fitzpatrick Down St Kilda
Kate Flood Louth Fremantle
Aileen Gilroy Mayo North Melbourne
Sinéad Goldrick Dublin Melbourne 2020
Katy Herron Donegal Western Bulldogs
Grace Kelly Mayo West Coast
Niamh Kelly Mayo West Coast
Aisling McCarthy Tipperary Western Bulldogs 2019
Niamh McEvoy Dublin Melbourne 2020
Orla O'Dwyer Tipperary Brisbane
Sarah Rowe Mayo Collingwood 2019
Aishling Sheridan Mayo Collingwood 2019
Mairéad Seoighe Galway North Melbourne
Cora Staunton Mayo Greater Western Sydney 2018
Áine Tighe Leitrim Fremantle
Bree White London Collingwood 2017

Source:[4][5]

  1. "'I never thought I'd be playing against Cora Staunton in Australia, I'll tell you that'". www.the42.ie. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "'Fish in water' Staunton writes history but loses out in battle of the Irish Down Under". www.the42.ie. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "It's Mayo v Cavan Down Under as Cora Staunton set for first AFLW start". www.the42.ie. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "All-Ireland winning Dublin duo sign for AFLW side Melbourne - making it 18 Irish for 2020". www.the42.ie. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Mayo star Rowe to follow in Staunton's footsteps by joining AFLW side Collingwood". www.the42.ie. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.