| Aishling Moloney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Lingy | ||
| Born | 28 January 1998 Cahir, Ireland | ||
| Original team | Tipperary Ladies (GAA) | ||
| Draft | International rookie selection | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2023, Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2023– | Geelong | 24 (31) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustFootball | |||
Aishling Moloney (born 28 January 1998) is an Irish Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). [1]
Originating from Cahir, County Tipperary as a gaelic footballer for Tipperary Ladies, [2] Moloney was recruited by Geelong prior to the 2023 AFLW season. [3]
Moloney had been previously scouted by the Brisbane Lions, but her departure to Australia was delayed due to work commitments and injury. Moloney had a knee injury in 2021 and was bitten by a spider in 2022. [4]
Making an instant impact for Geelong, [4] Moloney was awarded the 2023 AFL Players' Best First Year Player Award in her debut season. [5] [6]
During the AFL Women's offseason, Moloney returned to Ireland to play for County Tipperary. [5]
Moloney would kick 21 goals during the 2024 AFL Women's season, to tie for the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award with Brisbane's Taylor Smith. Her season included a career-high six goals against West Coast. [7] [8] She would finish second in Geelong's Best and Fairest count polling 98 votes behind winner Nina Morrison. [9] [10] [11] [12]
At the 2024 AFL Women's Awards, she was selected to the 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team in the forward line in recognition of her 2024 season, [13] and would sign a contract extension with Geelong until the end of the 2027 season. [14]
Updated to the end of the 2024 season [15]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
† | Led the league for the season |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2023 | Geelong | 45 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 39 | 137 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2024 | Geelong | 45 | 11 | 21† | 11 | 104 | 52 | 156 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 9 |
| Career | 24 | 31 | 26 | 202 | 91 | 293 | 75 | 50 | 6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12 | ||
