Ailish Considine

Ailish Considine (born 9 July 1992) is an Irish Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's. She previously played for the Adelaide Football Club.

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 North Melbourne
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–S7 (2022) Adelaide 26 (9)
2023– North Melbourne 00 (0)
Total 26 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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] 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]

Personal life

Considine was born in Ireland.[6] 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.[7] 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. "AFLW: Crows thank Considine". Adelaide. Telstra. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. "Ailish Considine: Dual premiership Crow becomes a Kanga". North Melbourne Football Club. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. "Clare star Considine signs new deal with 2019 AFLW champions Adelaide Crows".
  7. 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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