# AFLW
Last month
September 2023
O'Dwyer and McLaughlin impress in AFLW wins for Lions and Suns
Two huge one-sided wins for Irish women in action.
This year
2023
Meet the 33: Record number of Irish players set for new AFLW season
17 different counties are represented across 14 clubs Down Under.
Tipp's Colin O'Riordan returns to Sydney Swans in coaching role
He will assist the AFLW programme in the absence of head coach Scott Gowans.
Donegal star Bonner set for AFLW return as one of three Irish Draft picks
Roscommon’s Joanne Cregg and Tyrone native Cara McCrossan have also been snapped up.
Armagh star Mackin makes AFLW move to join Melbourne
Mackin will link up with her younger sister Blaithin and Dublin player Sinead Goldrick.
Tipperary duo Aishling Moloney and Anna Rose Kennedy to join Geelong Cats
Move will take club’s Irish contingent to six.
Donegal captain becomes latest Irish recruit to join AFLW for 2023 season
Niamh McLaughlin has penned a deal with Gold Coast Suns.
Kerry, Roscommon and Dublin stars make move to AFLW
Irish signings have been announced in the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions.
Last year
2022
'She's so far ahead of everyone else' - Dublin's All-Ireland and AFLW champion
Sinéad Goldrick etched her name into history in 2022.
Boost for Meath as AFLW star Vikki Wall commits to three in-a-row bid
‘I’ll be playing for Meath this year,’ the 2021 Footballer of the Year told Jerome Quinn.
Cork great Bríd Stack calls time on AFLW career
The 11-time All-Ireland winner has finished up Down Under.
Two-time AFLW Premiership winner Ailish Considine departs from Adelaide Crows
The club says they will not be offering a new contract to the Clare dual star for next year.
Dublin and Armagh stars celebrate victory with Melbourne in AFLW Grand Final
Melbourne won its maiden AFLW Premiership with their 19-15 victory over Brisbane Lions.
Meath, Armagh, Leitrim and Mayo stars nominated for AFLW awards
Vikki Wall and Blaithin Mackin are up for Best First-Year Player, with Áine Tighe and Aileen Gilroy in the running for MVP.
Dublin and Armagh stars help Melbourne set up Irish Grand Final showdown
Sinéad Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin will face Orla O’Dwyer and her Brisbane side in next week’s decider.
Orla O'Dwyer helps Brisbane into Grand Final with Irish showdown guaranteed
North Melbourne (Vikki Wall and Erika O’Shea) and Melbourne (Sinéad Goldrick and Blaithin Mackin) face off in tomorrow’s other preliminary final.
Kelly and Wall star, with Irish involvement in all four teams left in AFLW race
Niamh Kelly’s Adelaide Crows and Vikki Wall’s North Melbourne came through today’s clashes.
Nine Irish players left in AFLW race with Mayo showdown in store this weekend
There’s two finals series games down for decision on Saturday.
10 Irish stars left standing as AFLW final series line-up confirmed
A total of 22 featured this season.
Cora Staunton set for significant AFLW milestone but undecided on future
The Mayo great will play her 50th game this weekend.
'She has been super important' - high praise as Vikki Wall scores sixth goal of the season
Elsewhere, Orla O’Dwyer helped top-of-the-table Brisbane to a comprehensive win.
Gilroy goal helps Hawthorn to historic win, Irish trio secure derby victory
Vikki Wall and Aine Tighe both grabbed goals in Australia for the second week in a row.
Short-term knee injury confirmed for Collingwood's Cavan star
Aishling Sheridan is ‘expected to be sidelined for 2-4 weeks’.
Significant injury concerns for Irish duo in AFLW
Niamh Kelly dislocated her shoulder and Aishling Sheridan sustained a knee injury in yesterday’s clash between Adelaide and Collingwood.
Irish duo Wall and Tighe score a brace each, McDonagh makes AFLW debut
Round four of the Women’s AFL season saw Irish goalscorers and another debut.
Mayo's Kearns to miss rest of Geelong's season after shoulder surgery
Rachel Kearns suffered an AC joint injury last weekend.
Cora Staunton reaches 50-goal mark after impressive start to sixth season in AFLW
Meanwhile, Tipperary’s Orla O’Dwyer and Áine Tighe of Leitrim were also on target for their sides this weekend.
‘It was a big gamble’ – The Irish players on the hard road in Australia
Bríd Stack, Joanne Doonan and Clara Fitzpatrick on overcoming obstacles to make it in the AFLW.
The 22 Irish stars set for the new AFLW season
They’re spread across 12 teams and hail from 12 different counties.
Meath All-Ireland winners impress and Armagh star kicks first goal in first AFLW games
Elsewhere in Saturday’s practice matches, Cora Staunton was on the double and Aishling Sheridan shone.
'They're taking our top players. It is worrying' - All-Ireland finalists' managers on AFLW
Vikki Wall will ‘turn into the face of ladies AFL,’ says Meath boss Eamonn Murray. He and Kerry joint-manager Declan Quill share their thoughts.
Former Armagh footballer selected by Fremantle in the AFLW Draft
Amy Mulholland has enjoyed a remarkable two-year rise from the amateurs to AFLW.
'Maybe Eamonn’s comments were a bit stretched' - Moving past AFLW saga, and Leinster final regrets
Vikki Wall has defended her manager after coming under fire for his comments earlier this year.
Armagh star Mackin set to join AFLW Premiership finalists
Bláithín Mackin will link up with Sinead Goldrick at the Melbourne club.
Mayo's Kelly sisters join new AFLW clubs
The duo depart West Coast Eagles for Adelaide Crows and St Kilda, with Clara Fitzpatrick also returning to the Saints.
North Melbourne confirm signings of Vikki Wall and Erika O'Shea
The Meath and Cork stars are making the move to Australia.
Dublin footballer Lauren Magee departs AFLW club Melbourne
Magee played 11 games during her two seasons in Australia.
Mayo player becomes Hawthorn's first Irish AFLW signing
Aileen Gilroy previously played for North Melbourne.
