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. See full player list below.

 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."

The thirty-four Irish players confirmed for the 2024 season are as follows:

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

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