| Aine McDonagh | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 28 August 1998 | ||
| Original team | Galway GAA (Ireland) | ||
| Draft | Rookie signing, 2022 | ||
| Debut | 17 September 2022 vs. Western Bulldogs, at Box Hill City Oval | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Key Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022– | Hawthorn | 41 (50) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Aine McDonagh is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Hawthorn in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and previously a leading Gaelic footballer in her native Ireland.
Born in Moycullen, County Galway, McDonagh comes from a prominent Irish sporting family; her uncle Mick Holden winning an All-Ireland Gaelic football championship with Dublin in 1983, and her second cousins Brian Hogan and Joey Holden are leading hurlers. [1]
McDonagh played her junior and senior Gaelic football for Galway GAA [2] before being signed by AFLW club Hawthorn as a rookie in 2022 prior to Season 7. McDonagh made her debut AFLW debut in Round 4 2022 S7, against Western Bulldogs at Box Hill City Oval, losing by 30 points.