Tipperary’s Aisling McCarthy was the star Irish participant on the primary weekend of the expanded girls’s Australian Soccer League.
cCarthy, who sat out the tip of final season after she suffered a fractured wrist, was in prime type for the Perth-based West Coast Eagles, who trounced Port Adelaide 40 (6.4); 28 (4.4).
She powered away from two defenders to attain certainly one of Eagles’ six targets and in addition hit a behind which is price one level. Basically play she had 18 possessions, claimed two marks and made six tackles.
Elsewhere, Meath double All-Eire medallist and final 12 months’s LGFA Participant of the 12 months, Vikki Wall, made a stable begin in her first expertise of the oval ball recreation as did her North Melbourne team-mate Erika O’Shea. At 19, the Cork participant is the youngest of the 22 Irish gamers who’ve signed for golf equipment down beneath.
The pair featured within the Kangaroos’ 40 (6-4) to 14 (2.2) win over Gold Coast Suns. Wall’s 5 marks caught the attention and he or she had possession 9 occasions whereas O’Shea had 5 possessions or disposal as they’re referred to within the Aussie Video games.
Joanne Doonan (Fermanagh) and Aileen Gilroy (Mayo and Hawthorn) every scored a behind as Doonan’s Essendon comfortably beat Hawthorn (53 (7-11); 27 (4.3) of their opening fixture.
In a repeat of final 12 months’s Grand Last, Melbourne exacted revenge on Adelaide Crows, beating them 44 (6.8) to 26 (4.2). Mayo’s Niamh Kelly made her debut for the Crows.
Cavan’s Aisling Sheridan, with 14 possessions, helped Collingwood to a 36 (5.6) 18 (6.0) win over Carlton.
The remaining fixtures in spherical one, which is more likely to characteristic the likes of Cora Staunton, Brid Stack and Meath’s Orlagh Lally, will likely be performed tomorrow (Sunday).
