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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership 2000-2004

ARFLI Premiership Ladder and Playoffs 2000-2004

ARFLI 2000

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Dublin Demons	3	2	1	0			9
Belfast Redbacks	3	1	2	0			6

Reference: Compiled from [1]

ARFLI 2001

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Leeside Lions	6	5	0	1			21
Dublin Demons	6	3	0	3			15
Drogheda Dockers / Belfast Redbacks	6	2	1	3			13
Midland Tigers	6	1	1	4			10

Reference: [2]

	Grand Final
	Leeside Lions	W	Dublin Demons	L

Reference: [1]

ARFLI 2002

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	FP	Pts
*Leeside Lions	5	5	0	0			5	20
*Dublin Demons	5	4	0	1			5	17
*South Dublin Eagles	5	3	0	2			5	14
*Midland Tigers	5	1	0	4			5	8
Limerick Saints / Clare Crows	5	1	0	2			3	6
Belfast Redbacks	5	1	0	3			1	4

Reference: [3]

Semi-Finals
South Dublin Eagles	6.11 (47)	Dublin Demons	11.11 (78)

Final
Leeside Lions		Dublin Demons

Reference: [3]

ARFLI 2003

	P	W	T	L	PF	PA	Pts
*South Dublin Eagles	10	7	0	3			14
*Leeside Lions	10	7	0	3			14
*Belfast Redbacks	10	7	0	3			14
*Clare Crows	10	6	0	4			12
Dublin Demons	10	2	0	8			4
Midland Tigers	10	1	0	9			2

Reference: [4]

Semi-Finals
South Dublin Eagles	17.6 (108)	Dublin Demons	7-14 (56)
Leeside Lions	W	Clare Crows	L
Grand Final
South Dublin Eagles		Leeside Lions

Reference:

ARFLI 2004

	P	W	T	L	PF	PA	Pts
*South Dublin Eagles	10	9	0	1			18
*Leeside Lions	10	7	0	3	641	400	14
*Dublin Demons	10	7	0	3			14
*Clare Crows	10	5	0	5			10
Midland Tigers	10	2	0	8			4
Belfast Redbacks #	10	0	0	10	0	250	-10

Reference: [5]

	Semi-Finals
05.09.04	Dublin Demons	18.11 (119)	Leeside Lions	4.6 (30)
05.09.04	South Dublin Eagles	6.15 (51)	Clare Crows	3.13 (31)
	Final
19.09.04	South Dublin Eagles	12.9 (81)	Dublin Demons	9.5 (69)

Reference: [6-7]

References

Websites

[1] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2006) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/history[Accessed 19 March 2018]

Internet Archive

[2] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Internet Archive (2002) ARFLI Premiership Results 2001 [Internet] Available from:https://web.archive.org/web/20020525173559/http://arfli.com/ [Accessed 14 April 2017 ]

[3] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Internet Archive (2002)ARFLI Premiership 2002 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021125211118/http://arfli.com/[Accessed 30 March 2017]

[4] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Internet Archive (2003) Welcome to the Official Website of the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20031008201555/http://arfli.com/ [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[5] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Internet Archive (2004) Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Ladder [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041220134418/http://arfli.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=32 [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Sources

[6] Anon. (2004) Scoreboard Australian Rules Irish Examiner Monday, September 6, 2004. pg. 26-27.

[7] Anon. (2004) Scoreboard Australian Rules Irish Examiner Monday, September 20, 2004. pg. 26-27.

Images

[8] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Internet Archive (2002) ARFLI Header [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021209095659im_/http://www.arfli.com/images/header.jpg [Accessed 30 July 2019]

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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Leprechaun Cup 2017

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo

Woodlands Playing Fields, Belfast, 25 March 2017

Final Table

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
C- South Dublin Swans	3	2	1	0	113	68	8
Belfast Redbacks	3	2	1	0	92	75	8
UCC Bombers	3	1	2	0	83	89	4
Renegades	3	1	2	0	57	112	4

*South Dublin Swans won Leprechaun Cup 2017 on better score difference

Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
25.03.2017	South Dublin Swans	51	Renegades	11
25.03.2017	UCC Bombers	24	Belfast Redbacks	34
25.03.2017	Renegades	26	UCC Bombers	24
25.03.2017	South Dublin Swans	31	Belfast Redbacks	21
25.03.2017	Belfast Redbacks	37	Renegades	20
25.03.2017	South Dublin Swans	29	UCC Bombers	35

Websites

[1] TWIMG (2017) Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/498229009742704640/lMxp3RkN.png [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] ARFLI Facebook Page (2017) Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1367729669952027 [Accessed 28 March 2017]

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Australian Football League Europe | London Footy Carnival 2017

Final Table

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
C – Irish Banshees	3	2	1	0	112	48	8
Canada Midnight Suns	3	2	1	0	68	43	8
GB Swans	3	2	1	0	52	38	8
AFL London League All-Stars	3	0	3	0	53	156	0

Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
20 May 2017	Canada Midnight Suns	0.1 (1)	Irish Banshees	3.4 (22)
20 May 2017	GB Swans	4.7 (31)	London All-Stars	1.0 (6)
20 May 2017	Canada Midnight Suns	7.7 (49)	London All-Stars	3.3 (21)
20 May 2017	Irish Banshees	2.2 (14)	GB Swans	3.3 (21)
21 May 2017	London All-Stars	4.2 (26)	Irish Banshees	11.10 (76)
21 May 2017	GB Swans	0.0 (0)	Canada Midnight Suns	2.6 (18)

Websites

AFL Europe (2017) AFL Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/AFL-EUROPE.jpg [Accessed 13 March 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Facebook Post 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/posts/1351708958211243:0 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Irish Banshees Facebook Photo 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/photos/a.712776458771166.1073741826.208388635876620/1351708958211243/?type=3&theater [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Facebook Post 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/posts/1353014941413978:0 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Irish Banshees Facebook Photo 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/photos/a.712776458771166.1073741826.208388635876620/1353014941413978/?type=3&theater [Accessed 22 May 2017]

AFL Canada Twitter Account (2017) Tweet 19 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://twitter.com/AFLCanada/status/865684584138022912 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Facebook Post 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/posts/1353959441319528:0 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Irish Banshees Facebook Photo 20 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/photos/a.712776458771166.1073741826.208388635876620/1353959441319528/?type=3&theater [Accessed 22 May 2017]

AFL Europe Facebook (2017) Facebook Post 21 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AFL.Europe.Ltd/posts/1499237546763396:0 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

AFL Europe (2017) Facebook Photo 21 May 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AFL.Europe.Ltd/photos/a.263073560379807.64061.180551435298687/1499237546763396/?type=3&theater [Accessed 22 May 2017]

Irish Banshees Facebook (2017) Facebook Post 22 May 2017 [Internet] Available from:https://www.facebook.com/IrishBanshees/posts/1354655551249917:0 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

AFL England (2017) London Footy Carnival 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.aflengland.org/?p=1634 [Accessed 22 May 2017]

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Australian Football League Europe | Fitzpatrick Cup Women 2017

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Knockout Stage Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Final
4 Feb 2017	Maynooth University	8	UCC Crusaders	30

Group Stage Tables

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
*Maynooth University	2	2	0	0	46	14	8
*UCC Crusaders	2	1	1	0	16	19	4
Oxford University	2	0	2	0	15	44	0

Group Stage Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
4 Feb 2017	Oxford University	7	Maynooth University	35
4 Feb 2017	UCC Crusaders	7	Maynooth University	11
4 Feb 2017	UCC Crusaders	9	Oxford University	8

Websites

AFL Europe (2016) AFL Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/AFL-EUROPE.jpg [Accessed 13 March 2017]

AFL Europe (2017) Fitzpatrick Cup 2017 Review [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/fitzpatrick-cup-2017-review/ [Accessed 13 March 2017]

AFL Europe (2017) AFL Europe Home [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/ [Accessed 11 February 2017]

Acknowledgements

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Australian Football League Europe | Fitzpatrick Cup 2017

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Knockout Stage Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Finals
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 1	77	Oxford University 1	12
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 2	24	Irish Universities	23
	Grand Final
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 1	50	UCC Bombers 2	14

Group Stage Tables

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Pool A
*UCC Bombers 1	3	3	0	0	152	18	12
*Irish Universities	3	2	1	0	84	59	8
Cambridge University	3	1	2	0	37	83	4
Oxford University 2	3	0	3	0	9	122	0
Pool B
Mixed ARFLI	3	3	0	0	129	37	12
*UCC Bombers 2	3	2	1	0	79	73	8
*Oxford University 1	3	1	2	0	47	82	4
Maynooth University Power	3	0	3	0	34	97	0

Note: Mixed ARFLI unable to progess as they were acting as a top-up team following the late withdrawal of University of Birmingham.

Group Stage Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Pool A
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 1	62	Oxford University 2	1
4 Feb 2017	Irish Universities	25	Cambridge University	19
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 1	50	Cambridge University	8
4 Feb 2017	Irish Universities	50	Oxford University 2	0
4 Feb 2017	Oxford University 2	8	Cambridge University	10
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 1	40	Irish Universities	9
	Pool B
4 Feb 2017	Oxford University 1	20	Maynooth University Power	10
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 2	25	Mixed ARFLI	34
4 Feb 2017	Oxford University 1	6	Mixed ARFLI	46
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 2	28	Maynooth University Power	18
4 Feb 2017	UCC Bombers 2	26	Oxford University 1	21
4 Feb 2017	Maynooth University Power	6	Mixed ARFLI	49

Websites

AFL Europe (2016) AFL Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/AFL-EUROPE.jpg [Accessed 13 March 2017]

AFL Europe (2017) Fitzpatrick Cup 2017 Review [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/fitzpatrick-cup-2017-review/ [Accessed 13 March 2017]

AFL Europe (2017) AFL Europe Home [Internet] Available from: http://www.afleurope.org/ [Accessed 11 February 2017]

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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Women’s Draft Cup 2017

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Womens Logo

Islandbridge, Dublin, 25 November 2017

Pool Ladders

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Pool 1
*West Clare waves	3	3	0	0	161	0	12
Portadown Power	3	2	1	0	90	72	9
Dungannon Dockers	3	1	2	0	34	112	6
Midland Giants	3	0	3	0	43	144	3
Pool 2
*North East Kookaburras	3	3	0	0	184	25	12
North West Shamrocks	3	2	1	0	157	47	9
Dublin Angels	3	1	2	0	30	154	6
UCC Crusaders	3	0	3	0	7	152	3

Table Compiled from [2]

Grand Final[2]

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Grand Final
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	21	North East Kookaburras	1

[2]

Pool Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Pool 1
25.11.2017	Midland Giants	0	West Clare Waves	74
25.11.2017	Portadown Power	41	Dungannon Dockers	13
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	53	Dungannon Dockers	0
25.11.2017	Portadown Power	49	Midland Giants	25
25.11.2017	Dungannon Dockers	21	Midland Giants	18
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	34	Portadown Power	0
	Pool 2
25.11.2017	UCC Crusaders	6	Dublin Angels	30
25.11.2017	North West Shamrocks	25	North East Kookaburras	46
25.11.2017	North East Kookaburras	47	UCC Crusaders	0
25.11.2017	Dublin Angels	0	North West Shamrocks	57
25.11.2017	North East Kookaburras	91	Dublin Angels	0
25.11.2017	UCC Crusaders	1	North West Shamrocks	75

[2]

Report

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West Clare Waves – Womens Draft Cup Champions 2017

Ellie O’ Gorman – Joanne Moore – Yvonne Downes – Ailish Considine – Adrienne Moore – Laura Egan – Niamh Greene – Rosie Curran (C) – Aoife O’ Reilly[3]

Grand Final: West Clare Waves 21 North East Kookaburras 1

West Clare Waves won the Inaugural Women’s Draft Cup defeating North East Kookaburras in a close Final. Ailish Considine, Niamh Greene and Laura Egan scored the goals which gave them victory.[2]

Pool 1:

Midland Giants 0 West Clare Waves 74: Ailish Considine scored six goals and Niamh Greene two, and Rosie Curran, Laura Egan and Yvonne Downes also scored goals as the West Clare Waves opened the Cup with a resounding win over the Midland Giants.[2]

Portadown Power 41 Dungannon Dockers 13: Clodagh and Hayley McCann each scored two goals and Liv McCann and Danielle Morgan also scored for the Portadown Power as they overcame neighbours Dungannon Dockers. Lauren O’Gorman scored Dungannon’s two goals.[2]

West Clare Waves 53 Dungannon Dockers 0: West Clare Waves continued their winning start with a 53-0 win over the northerners. Ailish Considine again top-scored with 5 goals, Laura Egan scored two and Niamh Greene was again on the scoresheet as they ran out comfortable winners.[2]

Portadown Power 49 Midland Giants 25: Portadown Power set up a showdown for the Pool top-spot with a win over the Midlanders. Hayley McCann and Danielle Morgan each scored three goals and Liv McCann one to give them victory. Geraldine McManus and Molly Cullen scored the giants two goals.[2]

Dungannon Dockers 21 Midland Giants 18: A closely fought encounter between the two bottom teams in the pool saw Dungannon emerge narrow winners. Colleen McCance and Fidelma Fallon scored the goals for Dungannon and Megan Creegan, Geraldine McManus and Amanda McGinn scored for the Midland Giants.[2]

West Clare Waves 34 Portadown Power 0: West Clare Waves had another shutout to top their pool. Ailish Considine and Niamh Greene scored two goals each and Aoife O’Reilly one to give them the win.[2]

Pool 2:

UCC Crusaders 6 Dublin Angels 30: Molly Cullen scored two goals for the Angels and Candice Jewell, Aisling Gillespie and Rachael McGee one each as the opened the pool with victory over UCC. The Crusaders sole goal was scored by Lisa Lovell.[2]

North West Shamrocks 25 North East Kookaburras 46: North East Kookaburras opened their account with a victory in a high scoring match with their Ulster rivals. Carolann Cassidy scored two, and Rachael McGee and Aisling Gillespie scored for the Shamrocks. The Kookaburras scorers were Colleen Quinn with six goals (including 1 super goal) and Amanda McGinn.[2]

North East Kookaburras 47 UCC Crusaders 0: North East Kookaburras shut out the students for their second win of the tournament. Monica Whelan scored two goals, and there were one each from Julie Curran, Jade McGee, Ciara Durnien, Fiona Roarty, and Colleen Quinn.[2]

Dublin Angels 0 North West Shamrocks 57: The Shamrocks won comfortably against the Angels as Eimear Gallagher scored three, Carolann Cassidy and Shauna Gordon two each, and Aisling Gillespie and Rachael McGee one each.[2]

North East Kookaburras 91 Dublin Angels 0: The Kookaburras wrapped up the pool top spot with a huge win over the Dublin Angels. Collen Quinn scored four including one super goal, and Monica Whelan, Julie Curran and Jade McGee two each for the Ulster side. Ciara Durnien and Lynsey McCavery also got on the scoresheet with one apiece to set up a Grand Final with West Clare.[2]

UCC Crusaders 1 North West Shamrocks 75: There was another comfortable win to finish off the group, the Shamrocks running out 75-1 winners over UCC. Scorers for the Shamrocks were Rachael McGee with 5 goals including one super goal, Aisling Gillespie two, also including a super goal, and Carolann Cassidy and Shauna Gordon with one goal each as the Shamrocks finished in second place in the pool.[2]

Players and Awards

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Team of the Tournament

Player	Team
Molly Cullen	Dublin Angels
Maeve O’Gorman	UCC Crusaders
Lauren O’Gorman	Dungannon Dockers
Megan Creegan	Midland Giants
Collen Quinn	North East Kookaburras
Danielle Morgan	Portadown Power
Aisling Gillespie	North West Shamrocks
Ailsish Considine	West Clare Waves

[2]

Player Awards

Award	Player	Team
Player of the Tournament	Collen Quinn	North East Kookaburras
Golden Boot Award	Ailish Considine (14 Goals)	West Clare Waves

[2]

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Colleen Quinn: Player of the Tournament[5]

Rosie-Currane-Ailish-Considine-West-Clare-Waves-Draft-Cup-2017

West Clare Waves captain Rosie Currane and Golden Boot Winner Aisling Considine[4]

References

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Websites

[1] Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Profile Picture November 10 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/photos/a.1200499830078910.1073741825.1200499786745581/1219412021521024/?type=1&theater [Accessed 29 November 2017]

[2] ARFLI (2017) ARFLIW Draft Cup a Great Success [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/2017/12/02/arfliw-draft-cup-a-great-success/ [Accessed 13 February 2018]

[3] Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Photo November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/photos/pcb.1232829923512567/1232829893512570/?type=3&theater [Accessed 29 November 2017]

[4] ARFLI (2017) ARFLIW Draft Cup a Great Success: West Clare Waves captain Rosie Currane with the ARFLIW Draft Cup with Ailish Considine, Golden Boot Winner and Team of the Tournament. [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/23844447_1232829890179237_8195924936728462576_n.jpg [Accessed 13 February 2018]

[5] ARFLI (2017) ARFLIW Draft Cup a Great Success: Player of the Tournament Colleen Quinn with Michael Currane and Olivia McCann [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/23844447_1232829890179237_8195924936728462576_n.jpg [Accessed 13 February 2018]

Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Post November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1232829923512567 [Accessed 29 November 2017]

Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Post November 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1234218790040347 [Accessed 29 November 2017]

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Australian Football League Ireland Premiership 2018

Scoreboard

Final Ladder

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
*Belfast Redbacks	9	9	0	0	494	273	36
+Galway Magpies	9	4	5	0	492	388	21
+Leeside Lions	9	4	5	0	387	411	21
South Dublin Swans	9	1	8	0	259	560	12

Table Compiled from: [2][3][4][5][11]

4 Pts Win / 2 Pts Draw / 1 Pt Loss / 0pts Forfeit

*Qualified for Grand Final +Qualified for Semifinals

Playoff Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Final
15.08.18	Galway Magpies	6.5.41	Leeside Lions	2.4.16
	Grand Final		Belfast
25.08.18	Belfast Redbacks	9.14.68	Galway Magpies	3.11.29

[13][14]

Regular Season Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Round 1		Cork
12.05.18	Leeside Lions	13.9.78	South Dublin Swans	2.3.15
12.05.18	Leeside Lions	7.8.50	Galway Magpies	6.3.39
12.05.18	South Dublin Swans	3.4.22	Belfast Redbacks	11.8.74
12.05.18	Galway Magpies	4.9.45	Belfast Redbacks	9.8.60
	Round 2		Galway
05.18	Galway Magpies	5.5.35	South Dublin Swans	5.4.34
05.18	Galway Magpies	5.7.37	Belfast Redbacks	6.3.39
05.18	South Dublin Swans	7.6.48	Leeside Lions	5.6.36
05.18	Belfast Redbacks	7.7.49	Leeside Lions	5.4.34
	Round 3		Neutral – Dublin
16.06.18	South Dublin Swans	41	Belfast Redbacks	48
16.06.18	Leeside Lions	55	Galway Magpies	38
	Round 4		Belfast
07.07.18	Belfast Redbacks	5.4.34	South Dublin Swans	5.3.33
07.07.18	Belfast Redbacks	10.6.66	Leeside Lions	4.1.25
07.07.18	South Dublin Swans	5.5.35	Galway Magpies	8.7.55
07.07.18	Galway Magpies	15.3.93	Leeside Lions	3.5.23
	Round 5		South Dublin
28.07.18	South Dublin Swans	2.1.13	Leeside Lions	11.6.72
28.07.18	South Dublin Swans	3.0.18	Galway Magpies	20.8.128
28.07.18	Leeside Lions	2.2.14	Belfast Redbacks	6.14.50
28.07.18	Belfast Redbacks	8.8.54	Galway Magpies	3.4.22

[2][3][4][5][12]

Note: Australian Football matches are scored “Goals.Behinds.Total” Goals are worth 6 Points. Behinds 1 Point.

Report

A New Era for Australian Rules in Ireland dawned in 2018 with a rebranding to Australian Football League Ireland and the first full Women’s League Season.

The Men’s 2018 Premiership was won by Belfast Redbacks with a 100% record, and they went on to win the Grand Final in style against the Galway Magpies 9.14.68 to 3.11.29 [14]

The Redbacks were only really troubled in Round 2 (winning 39-37 against the ‘Pies) and Round 4 (a close 34-33 encounter with the South Dublin Swans.

The Leeside Lions from Cork had stared strongly, winning both their Round 1 games, as did Belfast, but fell away after that as Galway mounted a late challenge, going 3-1 in their last four matches after a 1-4 start, before beating Leeside in the Semi-Final 41-16. [13]

The Season, however, belonged to the Redbacks who won the Final comfortably against the Magpies, to record their third Grand Final Victory. [14]

References

Images

[1] Australian Football League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) AFL Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37841096_1861629690562020_5559872097095778304_n.png?_nc_cat=0&oh=dfcf217d2f988b78ae0c47a629454231&oe=5C37A736 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[12] Australian Football League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post August 25, 2018 – Belfast Redbacks Team Photo [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/photos/a.575917729133229/1915313865193602/?type=3&theater [Accessed 18 September 2018]

Websites

Results

[11] World Footy News (2018) Galway Magpies make late flag charge [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20180712072542116 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

Social Media

Results

[2] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1781945361863787 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[3] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 29, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1869684733089849 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[13] Galway Magpies Facebook Page (2018) Photo August 15, 2018 – Semi-Final: Galway Magpies 6-5-41 Leeside Lions 2-4-16 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/galwaymagpies/photos/pcb.1829581473745348/1829581043745391/?type=3&theater [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[14] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post August 25, 2018 0- Grand Final: Belfast Redbacks 9-14-68 Galway Magpies 3-11-29 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1869684733089849 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

Tables

[4] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1781946795196977 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[5] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 3, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1828306270561029 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

Fixtures

[6] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 8, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1762795543778769 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[7] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 21, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1775276859197304 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[8] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post, June 1, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1785606398164350 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[9] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post, July 3, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1828285090563147 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

[10] AFL Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irishfooty/posts/1867190876672568 [Accessed 21 August 2018]

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Australian Football League Ireland Women’s Super 7s 2018

Pool Ladder

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
West Clare Waves	15	13	2	0	650	219	41
Portadown Power	14	4	8	2	237	435	24
Cork Vikings	10	5	5	0	278	135	20
Dublin Angels	14	2	11	1	174	502	19
North East Kookaburras	6	6	0	0	254	35	18
Portlaoise Pixies	4	1	3	0	44	149	6
Galway Magpies	3	0	2	1	35	118	4

Reference: [8]

Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Week 1
20.01.18	UCC Crusaders	1-2-8	West Clare Waves	2-5-2-52
13.02.18	West Clare Waves	2-4-5-49	Dublin Angels	1-0-6
13.02.18	Portadown Power	1-2-2-24	UCC Crusaders	0-4-4
13.02.18	North East Kookaburras	3-2-20	West Clare Waves	1-1-7
13.02.18	Dublin Angels	1-1-0-16	Portadown Power	1-3-4-33
13.02.18	UCC Crusaders	0-3-3	North east Kookaburras	1-4-0-34
13.02.18	West Clare Waves	1-5-5-45	Portadown Power	1-1-7
13.02.18	North East Kookaburras	2-6-18	Dublin Angels	0-1-1
	Week 2
17.02.18	West Clare Waves	8-2-50	Dublin Angels	2-2-14
17.02.18	North East Kookaburras	10-3-63	Portadown Power	0-2-2
17.02.18	Cork Vikings	6-2-38	Galway Magpies	1-2-8
17.02.18	Portadown Power	1-7-13	Dublin Angels	2-4-16
17.02.18	West Clare Waves	1-5-11	North East Kookaburras	1-6-3-49
17.02.18	Galway Magpies	1-3-9	Portadown Power	1-3-9
17.02.18	Cork Vikings	3-9-27	West Clare Waves	7-9-51
17.02.18	North East Kookaburras	9-7-70	Galway Magpies	3-0-18
17.02.18	Dublin Angels	1-1-7	Cork Vikings	8-0-48
	Week 3		Islandbridge
28.04.18	West Clare Waves	14-3-87	Dublin Angels	2-3-15
28.04.18	Portadown Power	0-1-1	West Clare Waves	8-4-52
28.04.18	Dublin Angels	2-3-15	Portadown Power	3-4-22
28.04.18	Dublin Angels	1-2-8	West Clare Waves	5-5-35
28.04.18	West Clare Waves	6-8-44	Portadown Power	1-1-5-21
28.04.18	Portadown Power	3-4-22	Dublin Angels	3-4-22
	Week 4
12.06.18	Dublin Angels	1-1-7	Portlaoise Pixies	4-1-25
12.06.18	Portadown Power	2-2-14	Cork Vikings	7-3-45
12.06.18	West Clare Waves	6-6-42	Dublin Angels	0-1-1
12.06.18	Portlaoise Pixies	2-2-14	Portadown Power	1-4-1-35
12.06.18	Cork Vikings	2-3-15	West Clare Waves	5-2-32
12.06.18	Portadown Power	2-2-14	Dublin Angels	6-3-39
12.06.18	Cork Vikings	7-4-46	Portlaoise Pixies	0-2-2
12.06.18	West Clare Waves	8-2-50	Portadown Power	3-2-20
12.06.18	Dublin Angels	1-1-7	Cork Vikings	7-2-44
12.06.18	Portlaoise Pixies	0-3-3	West Clare Waves	7-1-43

Reference: [3][4][5][6][7]

Report

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The first full season of Womens Australian Football in Ireland was played in 2018, over four rounds in a carnival format, with West Clare Waves showing why they are European Champions by winning the title with 13 wins from 15 games.

The First round featured West Clare, Dublin Angels, UCC Crusaders, Portadown Power and North East Kookaburras. North East Kookaburras set the early pace with 3 wins from 3, with West Clare Waves picking up 2 wins from their three matches.

Round 2 featured the original five teams, plus Galway Magpies, with UCC Crusaders renamed Cork Vikings. The Kookaburras again won all 3 matches to go 6-0, but this was the last Round they played in. West Clare established themselves, only losing to the Kookaburras for the second round running.

Round 3 in Islandbridge, Dublin, saw West Clare waves winning all four matches, with Portadown Power posting a 1-1-1 record for the round and Dublin Angels gaining one draw from their four matches, following a draw between the teams. They were the only three teams in the round.

Round 4 saw 5 teams enter with West Clare Waves again going 4-0 to win the title, Portadown Power and Cork Vikings coming in second and third. Newcomers Portlaoise Pixies managed a win against Dublin Angels to lift them above Galway in the Final Table. Dublin Angels finished in mid-table with two wins and a draw, just above North East Kookaburras.

Players and Awards

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References

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Websites

[2] ARFLI (2018) 2018 Womens Super 7s Table [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/table/2017-womens-super-7s/ [Accessed 19 March 2018]

[2] ARFLI (2018) 2018 Womens Super 7s Results [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/results-2018-womens-super-7s/ [Accessed 19 March 2018]

Social Media

[3] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post January 20, 2018: “That concludes our results for Round 1 of our inaugural 7’s tournament.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1287670521361840 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[4] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post January 23, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s Round 1 – Detailed Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1289847244477501 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[5] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post February 20, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s Round 2 – Detailed Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1316134998515392 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[6] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post May 1, 2018: “ARFLIW Super 7’s ROUND 3 Saturday 28th April, Islandbridge” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1383989598396598 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[7] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post June 9, 2018: “🏆 West Clare Waves are the inaugural ARFLIW Super 7’s 2018 CHAMPIONS.🏆 Continuing an absolutely epic first season for the club.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1420105648118326 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

[8] ARFLI Womens Facebook Page (2018) Post June 11, 2018: “Here is the OFFICIAL Super 7’s Final Table, after a sensational Round 4 in Portlaoise .” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1421848914610666 [Accessed 15 June 2018]

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Thanks to Nora Mulcahy and Fiona Corrigan

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Last Updated: 9 November 2018

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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Premiership 2017

League Table

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
**Leeside Lions	7	6	1	0	272	124	25
*Belfast Redbacks	8	5	3	0	196	232	23
*South Dublin Swans	8	2	6	0	190	240	14
*Galway Magpies	7	2	5	0	200	262	13

[3][4][5]

4 Pts Win / 2 Pts Draw / 1 Pt Loss / 0pts Forfeit

Playoff Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Final Round
10.09.17	Belfast Redbacks	9-10-64	Galway Magpies	2-1-13
10.09.17	South Dublin Swans	4-5-29	Belfast Redbacks	1-4-10
10.09.17	South Dublin Swans	2-10-22	Galway Magpies	2-4-16

[6][7]

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
*South Dublin Swans	2	2	0	0	51	26	8
Belfast Redbacks	2	1	1	0	74	42	5
Galway Magpies	2	0	2	0	29	86	2

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Grand Final
16.09.17	Leeside Lions	13-7-85	South Dublin Swans	6-5-41

[8]

Regular Season Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Round 1&2
29.04.17	Leeside Lions	42	Galway Magpies	19
29.04.17	South Dublin Swans	38	Belfast Redbacks	23
29.04.17	Galway Magpies	36	South Dublin Swans	34
29.04.17	Leeside Lions	53	Belfast Redbacks	17
	Round 3&4
13.05.17	Leeside Lions	64	Belfast Redbacks	22
13.05.17	Leeside Lions	43	South Dublin Swans	1
13.05.17	Galway Magpies	32	Belfast Redbacks	43
13.05.17	South Dublin Swans	28	Galway Magpies	34
	Round 5&6
11.06.17	Belfast Redbacks	57	Galway Magpies	25
11.06.17	Belfast Redbacks	34	Leeside Lions	20
11.06.17	South Dublin Swans	58	Galway Magpies	54
11.06.17	South Dublin Swans	31	Leeside Lions	50
	Round 7&8
01.07.17	Belfast Redbacks	W	South Dublin Swans	L
01.07.17	South Dublin Swans	L	Leeside Lions	W
01.07.17	Belfast Redbacks	W	Galway Magpies	L
01.07.17	Leeside Lions		Galway Magpies

[1][2][3][4][5]

Websites

[1] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) ARFLI Premiership: Round 1 & 2 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/04/30/premiership-results/ [Accessed 8 May 2017]

[2] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 15 May 2017]

[3] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Latest Results / Points Table [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/ [Accessed 19 June 2017]

[4] South Dublin Swans Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 4 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinswans/posts/1578432332176067:0 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[5] Belfast Redbacks Australian Rules Football Club Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post July 2 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastredbacks/posts/704246669776228 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[6] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) Swans into Grand Final in dramatic fashion [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/11/swans-into-grand-final-in-dramatic-fashion/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[7] Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (2017) ARFLI Grand Final Preview [Internet] Available from: http://www.arfli.com/2017/09/14/arfli-grand-final-preview-2/ [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[8] World Footy News (2017) Leeside Lions defend title – 2017 ARFLI Premiers [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20170917190653542 [Accessed 18 September 2017]

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Australian Rules Football League of Ireland | Women’s Draft Cup 2017

Islandbridge, Dublin, 25 November 2017

Pool Ladders

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Pool 1
*West Clare waves	3	3	0	0	161	0	12
Portadown Power	3	2	1	0	90	72	9
Dungannon Dockers	3	1	2	0	34	112	6
Midland Giants	3	0	3	0	43	144	3
Pool 2
*North East Kookaburras	3	3	0	0	184	25	12
North West Shamrocks	3	2	1	0	157	47	9
Dublin Angels	3	1	2	0	30	154	6
UCC Crusaders	3	0	3	0	7	152	3

Table Compiled from [2]

Grand Final[2]

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Grand Final
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	21	North East Kookaburras	1

[2]

Pool Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Pool 1
25.11.2017	Midland Giants	0	West Clare Waves	74
25.11.2017	Portadown Power	41	Dungannon Dockers	13
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	53	Dungannon Dockers	0
25.11.2017	Portadown Power	49	Midland Giants	25
25.11.2017	Dungannon Dockers	21	Midland Giants	18
25.11.2017	West Clare Waves	34	Portadown Power	0
	Pool 2
25.11.2017	UCC Crusaders	6	Dublin Angels	30
25.11.2017	North West Shamrocks	25	North East Kookaburras	46
25.11.2017	North East Kookaburras	47	UCC Crusaders	0
25.11.2017	Dublin Angels	0	North West Shamrocks	57
25.11.2017	North East Kookaburras	91	Dublin Angels	0
25.11.2017	UCC Crusaders	1	North West Shamrocks	75

[2]

Report

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West Clare Waves – Womens Draft Cup Champions 2017

Ellie O’ Gorman – Joanne Moore – Yvonne Downes – Ailish Considine – Adrienne Moore – Laura Egan – Niamh Greene – Rosie Curran (C) – Aoife O’ Reilly[3]

Grand Final: West Clare Waves 21 North East Kookaburras 1

West Clare Waves won the Inaugural Women’s Draft Cup defeating North East Kookaburras in a close Final. Ailish Considine, Niamh Greene and Laura Egan scored the goals which gave them victory.[2]

Pool 1:

Pool 2:

Players and Awards

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Team of the Tournament

Player	Team
Molly Cullen	Dublin Angels
Maeve O’Gorman	UCC Crusaders
Lauren O’Gorman	Dungannon Dockers
Megan Creegan	Midland Giants
Collen Quinn	North East Kookaburras
Danielle Morgan	Portadown Power
Aisling Gillespie	North West Shamrocks
Ailsish Considine	West Clare Waves

[2]

Player Awards

Award	Player	Team
Player of the Tournament	Collen Quinn	North East Kookaburras
Golden Boot Award	Ailish Considine (14 Goals)	West Clare Waves

[2]

Colleen Quinn: Player of the Tournament[5]

West Clare Waves captain Rosie Currane and Golden Boot Winner Aisling Considine[4]

References

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Websites

[2] ARFLI (2017) ARFLIW Draft Cup a Great Success [Internet] Available from: http://arfli.com/2017/12/02/arfliw-draft-cup-a-great-success/ [Accessed 13 February 2018]

Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Post November 25 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1232829923512567 [Accessed 29 November 2017]

Arfli Womens Facebook Page (2017) Post November 27 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/arfliwomens/posts/1234218790040347 [Accessed 29 November 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy & Nicola Conville

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 March 2019