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Ailish Considine was able to get her hands on silverware during her time Down Under

Considine's trophy-laden AFLW career draws to a close

Ailish Considine has brought the curtain down on her six-year spell in the Women's Australian Football League, the North Melbourne Kangaroos have announced.

other sport • 18 Dec 23

Rachel Kearns is helped off the field during Geelong Cats' clash with Richmond Tigers

Mayo star Kearns could miss rest of AFLW season

Mayo Gaelic footballer Rachel Kearns could be sidelined for the rest of the AFLW season due to a shoulder injury sustained in Geelong Cats' opening game of the campaign.

other sport • 31 Aug 22

Eimear Considine: 'Naturally, we have smaller hands, that's just our physiology'

Considines agree rugby needs to grasp smaller ball

Ireland back Eimear Considine has called for a discussion about introducing a smaller ball to senior women's rugby.

Rugby • 05 May 22

'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

Ailish Considine (R) and Justine Mules celebrate after he Grand Final

Grand Final glory for Considine and the Crows

Ailish Considine has won a second AFLW Premiership medal after the Adelaide Crows claimed a 29-16 Grand Final win over Melbourne Demons at the Adelaide Oval.

other sport • 09 Apr 22

Ailish Considine is getting ready for her third Grand Final in four years

AFLW will continue to tempt Irish women, says Considine

Ailish Considine believes that any female Gaelic footballer who has the opportunity to play AFL in Australia should grasp the opportunity.

GAA • 08 Apr 22

Sinead Goldrick of the Demons is tackled by Courtney Hodder of the Lions

AFLW round-up: Goldrick & Considine set for Grand Final

Irish players Sinead Goldrick and Ailish Considine have an AFLW Grand Final to look forward to next weekend after the Melbourne Demons and Adelaide Crows recorded preliminary final wins.

other sport • 02 Apr 22

Ailish Considine in action against St Kilda's

AFLW round-up: Irish champ assured as finals take shape

The AFL Women's Finals series contenders were confirmed this weekend with all six remaining sides having an Irish player within their ranks.

other sport • 13 Mar 22

Ailish Considine of the Crows tackles Mikala Cann of the Magpies

AFLW round-up: Considine helps Crows to win

It was a mostly disappointing week for Irish players in the AFLW.

other sport • 07 Mar 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

$Aisling McCarthy fractured her wrist against Geelong$

AFLW round-up: McCarthy ruled out for season

The West Coast Eagles have confirmed that Aisling McCarthy will miss the rest of the AFLW season due to a fractured wrist.

other sport • 07 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

Cora Staunton of the Giants kicks the ball during the defeat to North Melbourne

AFLW round-up: Goals for Staunton, Tighe and Sheridan

Cora Staunton got a goal for Greater Western Sydney Giants in their loss to North Melbourne in the Women's AFL, while Leitrim's Áine Tighe scored her first goal for Fremantle and Aishling Sheridan contributed one to the Collingwood cause.

other sport • 23 Jan 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

The Co Clare native can look forward to another year with the Crows

Considine pens one-year deal to remain with the Crows

Ailish Considine has agreed a one-year extension to her contract with Adelaide Crows in the AFLW.

GAA • 09 Jun 21

Ailish Considine: 'Australians are generally more open and honest about things. In Ireland, we can be more reserved.'

Male sport must be 'more open' on sexuality - Considine

Adelaide Crows star Ailish Considine says there is work to be done to make male sports more inclusive when it comes to sexuality.

GAA • 04 Jun 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

Collingwood's Sarah Rowe tackles Sarah Allan at Norwood Oval

AFLW wrap: Adelaide Crows seal home preliminary final

Ailish Considine's Adelaide Crows sealed a home preliminary final in the play-offs as they finished the AFLW home-and-away season with an impressive defeat of Collingwood.

GAA • 28 Mar 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

'The pressure is on me time-wise though. We have our last regular season game next weekend so it's close to the business end of things'

Time running out to force my way back into contention

Our AFLW columnist on the frustrations of trying to get back into a team on course for the finals after injury.

AFLW • 20 Mar 21

'It's already a messy game with the oval ball but when there is rain it becomes so unpredictable because the ball doesn't bounce very well and there is absolutely no grip on the Sherrin when it's wet'

Crunch time as rain offers the Irish crop green shoots

Ailish Considine looks ahead to Adelaide Crows' trip to face a Melbourne team featuring three Dublin players, with rare rainfall expected to suit the Irish contingent as the AFLW league phase enters its final stretch in the race for Finals Series places.

other sport • 12 Mar 21