Niamh Martin

Naamh Martin
Personal information
Full name	Naamh Martin
Born	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 24)
Debut	Round 7, 2023, North Melbourne  vs. Port Adelaide, at Arden Street Oval
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2023–2025	North Melbourne	16 (8)
2026–	Hawthorn	00 (0)
Total		16 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Niamh Martin (born 25 June 2001) ^[1] is a Gaelic football and Australian rules football player. Martin was a member of the Tipperary team that won the 2019 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship. ^[2] Martin was recruited to the North Melbourne Football Club for its 2023 AFL Women's (AFLW) team in March 2023. ^[3] She, along with Aishling Moloney and Anna Rose Kennedy, was one of three Tipperary players recruited to play AFLW in 2023; at the time, it was estimated that the number of Irish AFLW players in that year could reach 30. ^[4] In the 26 November 2023 match between North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Club Martin sustained an eye injury, but it was assessed as not a concussion, and she was allowed to play in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final. ^[5] In an assessment of player performance in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final published in Melbourne newspaper The Age , Martin was described "another player who will be better for the grand final experience". ^[6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2023	North Melbourne	28	7	1	2	15	13	28	8	14	0.1	0.3	2.1	1.9	4.0	1.1	2.0	0
2024	North Melbourne	28	9	7	6	50	28	78	9	23	0.8	0.7	5.6	3.1	8.7	1.0	2.6	0
2025	North Melbourne	28	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Career			16	8	8	65	41	106	17	37	0.5	0.5	4.1	2.6	6.6	1.1	2.3	0

Honours and achievements

Team

• Minor premiership (North Melbourne): 2024

References

1. "Niamh Martin - 28 - Player Biography". North Melbourne Football Club . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. Diallo, Raf (18 January 2022). "Triumphant 2019 tussle against Meath inspiring Niamh Martin and Tipperary". RTÉ . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. "North Melbourne secures Irish recruit". North Melbourne Football Club. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
4. Brosnan, Maurice (28 March 2023). "Tipperary trio seal deals to join AFLW ranks". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
5. Vaughan, Roger (1 December 2023). "Martin weathers blows to reach AFLW grand final". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
6. "Every player from the AFLW grand final rated". The Age . 3 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

• Niamh Martin at AustralianFootball.com