Ashleigh Riddell

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Ashleigh Riddell
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Riddell with North Melbourne in March 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 25)
Original team(s) Melbourne University (VFLW)
Debut Round 1, 2019, North Melbourne
vs. Carlton, at North Hobart Oval
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 7
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– North Melbourne 19 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights

AFLW

VFLW

Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ashleigh Riddell (born 7 March 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Early life[]

Riddell played junior football in Melbourne's north-east for the Eltham Panthers, crossing to basketball as a teenager due to "a greater long term pathway".[1][2] Following the AFL's decision to launch a new women's competition, she returned to football in 2016, playing for Fitzroy in the third division of the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL). Riddell then joined Diamond Creek in 2017 and was selected in the VFL Women's (VFLW) Team of the Year.[3] She was invited to the first AFLW Draft Combine,[4] but her rapid rise in the sport stalled when she was passed over at the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1]

With Diamond Creek not holding a VFLW licence for 2018, Riddell was persuaded by coach Scott Gowans to move to North Melbourne's affiliated state league women's team, Melbourne University. She was appointed captain in her first season at the club and was again named in the VFLW Team of the Year.[1][5]

AFL Women's career[]

Riddell was signed by North Melbourne as a free agent during the expansion club signing period of the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[6] She made her debut in the club's inaugural match, a 36-point victory over Carlton at North Hobart Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season.[7] Her season was cut short due to an ankle injury sustained in an incident during a round 2 match at Drummoyne Oval which resulted in her direct opponent, Nicola Barr from Greater Western Sydney, receiving a one-match suspension for an illegal shepherd behind play.[8]

Punctuating a standout 2020 season, Riddell earned her first All-Australian team selection, named on the interchange bench.[9][10] In June 2021, it was revealed she re-signed with North Melbourne for two more seasons.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "AFLW: Sweet relief". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Booth, Sarah (13 October 2017). "Girls Take Footy To New Heights". Sarah Booth. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "VFL WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR - VFL". 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "AFLW: Women's Combine list revealed". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "VFL W Team of the Year - VFL". 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ "AFLW signing: Ash Riddell". North Media. Telstra Media. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ Warren, Stu (3 February 2019). "Match report: Roos thrash Blues on memorable debut". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ Fowler, Michael (12 February 2019). "Roo sidelined for six weeks as Giant cops suspension for off-the-ball bump". The Age. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ^ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ^ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. ^ Zanardo, Karla (17 June 2021). "AFLW: Roos eye the future". North Media. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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