Áine McDonagh

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Aine McDonagh
Personal information
Born (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 27)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022– Hawthorn 41 (50)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
  • All Australian Squad (2024)

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.

References

  1. Walsh, Daire (3 August 2024). "Hard work' - The Big Interview with former Galway player Aine McDonagh". Galway Bay FM. Galway Bay FM. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. McKenna, Conor (21 June 2019). "'Everyone seems to be flying' - Galway star Aine McDonagh looks forward to Connacht Senior final". Irish Independent. Independent.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2025.