Ailish Considine (born 9 July 1992) is an Irish former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and North Melbourne in the AFL Women's.
| Ailish Considine | |||
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 Considine playing for Adelaide in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | ||
| Draft | 2018 rookie signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing/half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–S7 (2022) | Adelaide | 26 (9) | |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 27 (9) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Considine was drafted by Adelaide as a rookie signing after previously playing ladies' Gaelic football and camogie for County Clare in Ireland.[1] She made her debut in the one point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[2] She was the first Irish female to become a Premiership Player with the Adelaide Crows in 2019 when they defeated Carlton in the grand final at a full capacity Adelaide Oval.[3] In December 2022, Adelaide delisted Considine after she was on the injury list all of AFL Women's season seven.[4]
She joined North Melbourne ahead of the 2023 season as a replacement player for fellow Irishwoman Vikki Wall.[5] After playing one game for the club, she retired at the end of the season.[6]
Statistics edit
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019# | Adelaide | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Adelaide | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Adelaide | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 (S6)# | Adelaide | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 19 | 75 | 12 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2022 (S7) | Adelaide | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career[7] | 27 | 9 | 4 | 146 | 42 | 188 | 28 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0 | ||
Personal life edit
Considine was born in Ireland.[8] She grew up playing Gaelic Football with her club Kilmihil and Camogie with Kilmaley while also representing Clare at the highest level as a dual player. She studied Exercise & Fitness Science at the University of Limerick and graduated in 2018. Considine writes a RTE Weekly Diary discussing her experiences as a professional athlete in Adelaide.[9] Her sister Eimear plays international rugby for the Ireland women's team.
References edit
- ^ Walsh, Liz (27 September 2019). "Irish recruit Ailish Considine joins Adelaide Crows for third AFLW season". The Adelaide Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Black, Sarah (1 February 2019). "TEAMS: Injury-hit Docker finally locked in for debut". womens.afl.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final
- ^ "AFLW: Crows thank Considine". Adelaide. Telstra. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Ailish Considine: Dual premiership Crow becomes a Kanga". North Melbourne Football Club. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Who's hanging up the boots? Your club's retiring players". AFL Women's. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Ailish Considine at AustralianFootball.com
- ^ "Clare star Considine signs new deal with 2019 AFLW champions Adelaide Crows".
- ^ Crows, Ailish Considine AFLW Premiership winner with Adelaide; footballer, Clare Ladies (12 February 2020). "Ailish Considine". RTE.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links edit
- Ailish Considine at AustralianFootball.com
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