Ailish Considine

Ailish Considine (born 9 July 1992) is an Irish-born Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Considine was drafted by Adelaide as a rookie signing after previously playing 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 ALFW Grand Final at a full capacity Adelaide Oval.[3]

Ailish Considine
Considine at the Adelaide Crows season launch 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Adelaide
vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Adelaide 16 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Personal life

Considine was born in Ireland.[4] 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.[5] Her sister Eimear plays international rugby for the Ireland women's team.

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final
  4. "Clare star Considine signs new deal with 2019 AFLW champions Adelaide Crows".
  5. Crows, Ailish Considine AFLW Premiership winner with Adelaide; footballer, Clare Ladies (12 February 2020). "Ailish Considine". RTE.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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