Orla O'Dwyer

Orla O'Dwyer (born 15 July 1998) is an Irish Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Orla O'Dwyer
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-15) 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 42 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 7.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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. During Wrestlemania Saturday, her team we’re playing in a semi-final, which they won. Orla is a Brand Ambassador for Ireland's biggest massage gun company, Massage Guns Ireland. [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] O'Dwyer had a breakout 2022 season 6 and was named in the All-Australian honorary team at the end of the season, the first Irishwoman in the competition's history to achieve the feat.[5]

References
  1. "Orla O'Dwyer". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "'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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Amy Hunter named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. Eoin Ryan (5 April 2022). "Orla O'Dwyer first Irishwoman to make AFLW All-Australian selection". RTE Sport.
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