Ailish Considine

AFLW Premiership winner with Adelaide Crows and Clare Ladies footballer.

'Changing the season start date is definitely going to be an issue for Irish girls who also want to return home and play. They will have to make a decision because it's going to become too much to try and fit it in'

Grand Final relief as 2021 heartbreak put to bed

Ailish Considine reflects on winning her second AFLW Premiership medal and how shifting next season's start date to August will force Irish players into some tough decisions.

GAA • 13 Apr 22

'As a player it feels most natural for me to play at wing or half-forward'

Plenty to fight for as AFLW reaches the business end

Having bounced back from their only defeat of the season, Ailish Considine's Adelaide team are eager to hold onto top spot in the AFLW and already have one eye on the Grand Final.

GAA • 04 Mar 22

Ailish Considine: 'We would obviously prefer to be six from six going into the weekend, but mid-season isn't the worst time to taste defeat'

Tackling Giants after mid-season wake-up call

Ailish Considine on getting to grips with her new position, the mid-season wake-up call against the Bulldogs and looking forward to taking on Cora Staunton and the GWS Giants in round seven of the AFLW season.

other sport • 18 Feb 22

'We travel to Melbourne to face Carlton on Sunday and we'll fly in and out on the same day. During normal times, we'd arrive for the day before'

Crows flying high as Covid still tests AFLW teams

Our season at Adelaide Crows continues to go from strength to strength, but there's no denying that Covid-19 continues to cast a long shadow over the season, with logistical headaches par for the course for all 14 AFLW teams.

other sport • 04 Feb 22

"Even when we train collectively in the gym on a Monday and Wednesday night we have to wear our masks indoors, which is tough going in the heat we've had over the last few weeks"

Personal disappointment but Irish contingent flying

Ailish Considine was not in the squad for Adelaide's opening game of the new season, but she was proud of how the Irish players had such a big say on the round one fixtures.

other sport • 14 Jan 22

'There is no getting away from the fact that the commitment level for AFLW is only going to increase as the competition gets longer'

AFLW expansion will impact on Irish numbers coming over

While delighted that the women's game Down Under will now encompass all AFL clubs, Ailish Considine says this will mean that Irish players will have to a give a bigger commitment to remaining in Australia for longer.

GAA • 15 Aug 21

'In our dressing room, it was very down and for me it was a complete opposite to what I had experienced the last time around'

A lonely place after defeat but I'll be back for more

Clare footballer Ailish Considine looks back on her Adelaide Crows' side's defeat to Brisbane Lions in the AFLW Grand Final and outlines her plans for the future.

other sport • 25 Apr 21

'We feel a huge responsibility as Crows player'

Elated, humbled & hoping for a dream day for the family

Our columnist is back in the Adelaide Crows squad for the biggest game of the year and dreaming of what could be a perfect day for the Considine family.

AFLW • 16 Apr 21

"We haven't had any contract talks yet and we won't until the season is over."

Dog days watching the business end from the sidelines

Our columnist on the disappointment of being close to but not in the semi-final squad, contract concerns and a painful run-in with an angry animal.

GAA • 09 Apr 21

"We are lucky and privileged to be in this position."

Tough to be left out but play-offs offer fresh hope

I'm not in the squad for our last game of the regular season but with the play-offs looming, there's still time to prove I can help us end the campaign in style.

GAA • 26 Mar 21