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Ana Mulholland

Northern Irish AFLW footballer for Richmond, formerly an Antrim Gaelic footballer who made her AFLW debut in 2026.

Sep 30, 2026

6:39
What actually made you think, you know what, I'm going to be a professional AFLW player? And like, what did that feel like?
6:47
Um, yeah, the guy, Mike Curran, who runs AFLW Ireland page, he reached out to me around like Christmas time or like the year before.
6:59
And yeah, I never really, it was never on, it was never on the cards to even move to Australia or play AFLW.
7:08
But yeah, I just, it came at a good time.
7:11
I was finishing my studies back home and And like I said, we would never get the opportunity to play professional sport.
7:17
So as it progressed and it was actually becoming real, it was quite surreal.
7:25
And I don't think I had so much going on back home playing Gaelic football and netball study.

23 MINS LATER

30:22
And for you, Anna, obviously coming over here, making a career out of AFLW, do you hope that girls back home are dreaming about this potential opportunity and looking up to you as well?

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