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TG4 have announced that the station will again broadcast weekly matches and highlights from the upcoming Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season. With four players coming from Armagh and Down there will be much local interest.
A record thirty-four Irish players will take the field this season with four players from Armagh and Down including Amy Mullholland from Forkhill playing for Freemantle, Blaithin Mackin from Shane O'Neills playing for Melbourne, Lauren McConville from Crossmaglen playing for Gold Coast Suns along with Clara Fitzpatrick from Bryansford.
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. See below the full line-up of matches for the first two rounds:
Saturday 31 August 12:00pm - Deferred Round 1 - Essendon v Freemantle
Sunday 1 September 12.05pm - Deferred Round 1 - Brisbane Lions v Kangaroos
Saturday 7 September - Deferred Round 2 - Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
Sunday 8 September - Deferred Round 2 - St Kilda v Sydney Swans
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."
2024 Irish Players
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)
Dates for AFL Women’s Season
Round 1 - Weekend of 31 August / 1 / 2 September
Round 2 - Weekend of 6 / 7 / 8 September
Round 3 - Weekend of 12 /13 / 14 September
Round 4 - Weekend of 20 / 21 / 22 September
Round 5 - Weekend of 27 / 28 / 29 September
Round 6 - Weekend of 3 / 5 / 6 October
Round 7 - Weekend of 11 / 12 / 13 October
Round 8 - Weekend of 18 / 19/ 20 October
Round 9 - Weekend of 25 / 26 / 27 October
Finals series / Elimination finals - November
More information www.afl.com.au
