{"id":438,"date":"2020-01-11T20:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T20:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aflireland.ie\/?p=438"},"modified":"2020-01-11T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T20:39:34","slug":"2019-an-historic-year-for-womens-afl-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/index.php\/2020\/01\/11\/2019-an-historic-year-for-womens-afl-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"2019: An Historic Year for Womens AFL in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AFL-Ireland-Womens-2019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" width=\"301\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AFL-Ireland-Womens-2019.png 231w, https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AFL-Ireland-Womens-2019-128x121.png 128w, https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AFL-Ireland-Womens-2019-32x30.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>And an incredible 2019 for AFL Ireland Women\u2019s comes to an end!<\/p>\n<p>A quick review of the year in chronological order<\/p>\n<p>AIT (Athlone Institute of Technology) win the first ever AFL Ireland Women\u2019s Universities Cup, with 6 University Teams competing.<br>University Shamrocks win Lep Cup in Belfast.<br>AFL Ireland Women\u2019s City Blitz sees new 7\u2019s teams play for the first time . South Dublin Swans, Liffey Blues, North Leinster Giants (rejuvenation team) , West Dublin Garrisons join Dublin Angels.<br>West Dublin Garrisons compete for the first time in a major comp at the Australian Tax Super 7\u2019s League.<br>Midland Tigers ( rejuvenation team) compete for the first time.<br>West Clare Waves win Australian Tax Super 7\u2019s League.<br>Ailish Considine makes history in becoming the first Irish player to win an AFL Women\u2019s Premiership with Adelaide Crows.<br>West Clare Waves win AFL Europe Champions League in Amsterdam for the second year in a row.<br>Irish Universities defeat Great Britain University All Stars at the National Sports Campus to win the Universities International Cup in the first ever Universities Test Match Played anywhere in the global footy community.<br>Irish Banshees win the AFL Europe Euro Cup in Nortalje, Sweden for the second year in a row.<br>Cill Dara Sharks joins the Harvey Norman Women\u2019s Premiership which sees an expanded competition with 5 teams.<br>West Clare Waves win the Harvey Norman Women\u2019s Premiership, in association with the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce &amp; the Australian Embassy for the second year in a row.<br>The number of Irish Players signed to play in AFL Women\u2019s 2020 grows to 18&#x2618;&#xfe0f; .<br>Irish Banshees win the AFL Europe European Championships in London.<br>It\u2019s been a huge year and there\u2019s an even bigger one on the way!<br>WE CANNOT WAIT !<\/p>\n<p>(Source: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aflirelandwomens\/ )<\/p>\n<p>#AWholeNewBallGame<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And an incredible 2019 for AFL Ireland Women\u2019s comes to an end! 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