Aishling Moloney


Aishling Moloney is an Irish Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's.
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Career

Originating from Cahir, County Tipperary as a gaelic footballer for Tipperary Ladies, Moloney was recruited by Geelong prior to the 2023 AFLW season.
Moloney had been previously scouted by the Brisbane Lions, but her departure to Australia was delayed due to work commitments and injury. Moloney had a knee injury in 2021 and was bitten by a spider in 2022.
Making an instant impact for Geelong, Moloney was awarded the 2023 AFL Players' Best First Year Player Award in her debut season.
During the AFL Women's offseason, Moloney returned to Ireland to play for County Tipperary.
Moloney would kick 21 goals during the 2024 AFL Women's season, to tie for the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award with Brisbane's Taylor Smith. Her season included a career-high six goals against. She would finish second in Geelong's Best and Fairest count polling 98 votes behind winner Nina Morrison.
At the 2024 AFL Women's Awards, she was selected to the 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team in the forward line in recognition of her 2024 season, and would sign a contract extension with Geelong until the end of the 2027 season.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season
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