Orla O'Dwyer
Orla O'Dwyer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 15 July 1998 | ||
Original team(s) | Tipperary (Camogie/ladies' Gaelic football) | ||
Draft | 2019 rookie signing | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2020, Brisbane vs. Adelaide, at Hickey Park | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Brisbane | ||
Number | 9[1] | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020– | Brisbane | 18 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Orla O'Dwyer (born 15 July 1998) is an Irish Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
In Ireland, she played camogie and ladies' Gaelic football, representing Tipperary in both and captaining in the former, before being signed as an other-sport rookie by Brisbane ahead of the 2020 AFLW season.[2]
O'Dwyer made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 1 game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.[3] She was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for April 2021.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Orla O'Dwyer". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "'For a multi-talented athlete like Orla, I don't think it's going to be much of a stretch to pick up a third sport'". The42. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Davis, Greg (7 February 2020). "Fearless Lion Cathy Svarc will make her AFLW debut in Round 1". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Amy Hunter named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links[]
- Orla O'Dwyer's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Orla O'Dwyer at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Irish female players of Australian rules football
- Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players
- Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Tipperary camogie players
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Dual camogie–football players
- Tipperary ladies' Gaelic footballers
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs