Sarah Allan (footballer)

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Sarah Allan
Sarah Allan 2018.jpg
Allan playing for Adelaide in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 (age 26)
Original team(s) Salisbury (SAWFL)
Draft No. 122, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Adelaide  vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 39
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Adelaide 69 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Sarah Allan (born 19 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

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Early life and career

Allan's father was Keith Allan, who played in the South Australian National Football League for Central District Football Club. [1] [2] She grew up in the south east of South Australia on the Limestone Coast, originally from Beachport but later moving to Millicent. [3]

As a junior player, Allan was twice named in the Youth Girls All-Australian team. [2] In 2016, when playing in the South Australian Women's Football League for Salisbury, she chose to wear the same number as her father, the number 39. [1]

AFLW career (2017–present)

Allan was drafted by Adelaide with their sixteenth selection and 122nd overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft, [4] and she kept her playing number 39 upon joining the club. [1] She made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. [5] She was omitted for the round two match against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval, [6] before returning for the round four match against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval. [7] She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final. [8] [9] She missed two matches for the season to finish with six matches in her debut season. [10]

Adelaide signed Allan for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. [11] During the 2017 draft, Allan's younger sister Jessica Allan joined the team, and the Allans became the second pair of sisters in the AFLW (after Sarah and Jess Hosking from Carlton). [12]

After floating around the ground in 2017, Allan began to settle in her position as a key defender in 2018, regularly tagging opposition teams' best tall forward in matches, and she received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after recording eleven disposals and four rebound 50s in Adelaide's round 6 win against Fremantle. [13] [14] Playing all seven matches for the season she was also nominated for the All-Australian team, as well as being second in the Crows' club champion award (one of only four players in the team to receive maximum votes in a single game) [15] and being named the team's best defensive player. [16] [17]

The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Allan obtain her first AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the full back position. [18] In the 2021 AFL Women's season, Allan was awarded with her second All-Australian blazer, again named on the full back position. [19] [20]

Player profile

Allan is a versatile key-position player capable of playing in the forward line, in defence or in the ruck. [16]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season. [21]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 # Adelaide 39601192039990.00.13.23.36.51.51.50
2018 Adelaide 397005112638140.00.07.31.79.01.12.00
2019 # Adelaide 3990054298320130.00.06.03.29.22.21.41
2020 Adelaide 3960051247521110.00.08.54.012.53.51.80
2021 Adelaide 391100855313823130.00.07.74.812.52.11.20
Career390126013839881600.00.16.73.510.22.11.51

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