Mayo players lead the way ahead of AFLW season
Mayo's Niamh Kelly is among the list. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
TG4 have announced that the station will again broadcast weekly matches and highlights from the upcoming Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) season.
A record thirty-four Irish players will take the field this season with eighteen Irish counties represented. Mayo lead the pack with six players with Tipperary a close second with five.
The six Mayo players are: Niamh Kelly (Adelaide Crows), Dayna Finn (Carlton), Sarah Rowe (Collingwood), Rachel Kearns (Geelong Cats), Aileen Gilroy (Hawthorn) and Grace Kelly (St Kilda).
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.
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."
