KILMIHIL’s Ailish Considine has called time on her AFLW career after six seasons across two clubs.
Ailish joined Adelaide Crowes in September 2018 as their first international recruit. She played 26 games across five seasons, winning Premierships in 2019 and 2022.
She joined the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos as a replacement player for two-time All-Ireland winner Vikki Wall who was integrated into the Irish women’s rugby Sevens programme, ahead of the 2023 season
Considine’s sole appearance in the royal blue and white was in the side’s Round 3 win over Geelong.
North Melbourne head of women’s football Nathan Hrovat congratulated Considine on her career. “It’s no easy feat to move to the other side of the world to play a new sport, and we congratulate Ailish on her career and what she has achieved,” Hrovat said. “While she was only a Roo for a small part of her AFLW journey, we thank Ailish for her contribution to our program and wish her the best in the next chapter of her life”.
During her time in the AFLW, Ailish wrote a regular column for RTÉ Sport. She was one of the more high-profile Irish players in the semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players.
In one of her columns, Ailish admitted that the level of commitment required in the AFLW prompted her to decide against representing her county when back in Clare for the 2021 inter-county campaign. She previously lined out for her county at all grades in both ladies football and camogie.
