Ailish Considine
Ailish Considine | |||
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![]() Considine at the Adelaide Crows season launch 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 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 |
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]
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[]
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
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- Ailish Considine's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Ailish Considine at AustralianFootball.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Adelaide Football Club (AFLW) players
- Clare ladies' Gaelic footballers
- Irish female players of Australian rules football
- Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT players of Australian rules football
- LGBT sportspeople from Ireland
- 21st-century LGBT people
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs