Three young Donegal women are to feature in TG4’s coverage of the AFL Aussie Rules competition this year.
A record number of Irish women players will feature in the AFL this season.
The three Donegal players who will feature include Amy Boyle Carr (Adelaide Crows), Niamh McLaughlin (Gold Coast Suns) and Tanya Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
TG4 have announced that the station will again broadcast weekly matches and highlights from the upcoming Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season.
A record thirty-four Irish players will take the field this season with eighteen Irish counties represented. Mayo lead the pack with six players with Tipperary a close second with five. See full player list below.
The AFLW Competition begins this weekend with eighteen teams battling it out to see who will reach the Grand Final on November 30th.
TG4 will broadcast two matches deferred each weekend as well as weekly highlights as part of GAA 2024 on Monday evenings at 8pm.
AFL Aussie Rules na mBan starts this Saturday at 12:00pm with Essendon v Freemantle.
TG4’s Head of Sport Rónán Ó Coisdealbha said: “The growth of the AFLW has been phenomenal and we are excited to be bringing the best action from Australia to viewers in Ireland each week. With so many players from Ireland competing in the competition it is a great opportunity to showcase this growing sport to a free-to-air audience on TG4.”
The thirty-four Irish players confirmed for the 2024 season are as follows:
Mayo
Niamh Kelly (Adelaide Crows)
Dayna Finn (Carlton)
Sarah Rowe (Collingwood)
Rachel Kearns (Geelong Cats)
Aileen Gilroy (Hawthorn)
Grace Kelly (St Kilda)
Tipperary
Orla O’Dwyer (Brisbane Lions)
Aisling McCarthy (Freemantle)
Anna Rose Kennedy (Geelong Cats)
Aishling Moloney (Geelong Cats)
Niamh Martin (North Melbourne)
Donegal
Amy Boyle Carr (Adelaide Crows)
Niamh McLaughlin (Gold Coast Suns)
Tanya Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
Armagh
Amy Mulholland (Freemantle)
Lauren McConville (Gold Coast Suns)
Blaithin Mackin (Melbourne)
Dublin
Jennifer Dunne (Brisbane Lions)
Sinéad Goldrick (Melbourne)
Meath
Orlagh Lally (Freemantle)
Vikki Wall (North Melbourne)
Leitrim
Áine Tighe (Freemantle)
Eilish O’Dowd (GWS Giants)
Kerry
Paris McCarthy (Sydney Swans)
Julie O’Sullivan (Sydney Swans)
Cavan
Aishling Sheridan (Collingwood)
Monaghan
Muireann Atkinson (Collingwood)
Roscommon
Joanne Cregg (Freemantle)
Offaly
Kate Kenny (Geelong Cats)
Down
Clara Fitzpatrick (Gold Coast Suns)
Tyrone
Cara McCrossan (Gold Coast Suns)
Galway
Áine McDonagh (Hawthorn)
Cork
Erika O’Shea (North Melbourne)
Fermanagh
Blaithín Bogue (North Melbourne)
