Ailish Considine

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Ailish Considine
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Considine playing for Adelaide in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ireland
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Adelaide  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Norwood Oval
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Wing/half-forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–S7 (2022) Adelaide 26 (9)
2023 North Melbourne 1 (0)
Total27 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Ailish Considine (born 9 July 1992) is an Irish former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and North Melbourne in the AFL Women's.

Contents

After playing ladies' Gaelic football and camogie for the Clare county teams in her native Ireland, Adelaide drafted Considine as a rookie signing. [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 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] After playing one game for the club, she retired at the end of the season. [6]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 # Adelaide 168424412568120.50.35.51.57.01.01.50
2020 Adelaide 1642118624510.50.34.51.56.01.30.30
2021 Adelaide 1641026430220.30.06.51.07.50.50.50
2022 (S6) # Adelaide 16102156197512140.20.15.61.97.51.21.40
2022 (S7) Adelaide 160——————————————0
2023 North Melbourne 27100213100.00.02.01.03.01.00.00
Career [7] 27941464218828290.30.15.41.67.01.01.10

Personal life

Considine was born in Ireland. [8] She grew up playing ladies' 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. From January 2020 until April 2022, Considine wrote an occasional "Aussie Rules Diary" for RTÉ.ie, in which she discussed her experiences as a professional athlete in Adelaide. [9] In that diary, she referenced being in a relationship with Adelaide teammate Anne Hatchard. [10] [11] 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. ↑ "Who's hanging up the boots? Your club's retiring players". AFL Women's. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Ailish Considine at AustralianFootball.com
  8. ↑ "Clare star Considine signs new deal with 2019 AFLW champions Adelaide Crows". 7 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Crows, Ailish Considine AFLW Premiership winner with Adelaide; footballer, Clare Ladies (12 February 2020). "Ailish Considine". RTE.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Considine, Ailish (20 March 2020). "Stay or go? A week to decide my Australian future". RTÉ.ie. My partner Anne [Hatchard and Crows team-mate] is joining the Air Force in June so it means that even if I do return to Australia, it would be next December at the earliest before I could see her again.
  11. ↑ Considine, Ailish; Glennon, Michael (3 June 2021). "Male sport must be 'more open' on sexuality – Ailish Considine". RTÉ.ie. In her column for this website she has briefly mentioned her partner in passing. That's her style.
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