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Ailish Considine (born 9 July 1992) is an Irish former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and North Melbourne in the AFL Women's.
Considine was drafted by Adelaide as a rookie signing after previously playing ladies' Gaelic football and camogie for County Clare in Ireland. She made her debut in the one point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2019 season. She was the first Irish female to become a Premiership Player with the Adelaide Crows in 2019 when they defeated Carlton in the grand final at a full capacity Adelaide Oval. In December 2022, Adelaide delisted Considine after she was on the injury list all of AFL Women's season seven.
She joined North Melbourne ahead of the 2023 season as a replacement player for fellow Irishwoman Vikki Wall. After playing one game for the club, she retired at the end of the season.
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Personal life
Considine was born in Ireland. She grew up playing Gaelic Football with her club Kilmihil and Camogie with Kilmaley while also representing Clare at the highest level as a dual player. She studied Exercise & Fitness Science at the University of Limerick and graduated in 2018. Considine writes a RTE Weekly Diary discussing her experiences as a professional athlete in Adelaide. Her sister Eimear plays international rugby for the Ireland women's team.
References
External links
Ailish Considine's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
Ailish Considine at AustralianFootball.com
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- University of Limerick
- Irish experiment (Australian rules football)
- Australian rules football in Ireland
- 2019 AFL Women's Grand Final
- 2023–24 AFL Women's player movement period
- List of North Melbourne Football Club players
- 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final
