Australia women's international rules football team
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The Australian women's international rules football team is the Australia
n women's representative team in international rules football
, a hybrid of Australian rules football
and Gaelic football
.
The team was launched in 2006. At present the only team it is scheduled to play is the Ireland women's international rules football team
, organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
, on an annual basis. The Australian team's 2006 tour of Ireland
in October and November will coincide with the tour of the Australian men's team
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n women's representative team in international rules football
International rules football
International rules football is a team sport consisting of a hybrid of football codes, which was developed to facilitate international representative matches between Australian rules football players and Gaelic football players....
, a hybrid of Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
.
The team was launched in 2006. At present the only team it is scheduled to play is the Ireland women's international rules football team
Ireland women's international rules football team
The Ireland women's international rules football team is the Ireland women's representative team in international rules football, a hybrid of Australian rules football and Gaelic football....
, organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
The Ladies Gaelic Football Association is the organisation which promotes and regulates ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland.The association has also selected the Ireland women's international rules football team, which will play the Australia women's international rules football team in...
, on an annual basis. The Australian team's 2006 tour of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in October and November will coincide with the tour of the Australian men's team
Australia international rules football team
This article concerns the men's team; for information on the Australian women's team, see Australia women's international rules football team....
.
Squad members, 2006
- Belinda Blay (Victoria): Australian representative at World Junior Athletics Championships; member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current Victorian Women's Football LeagueVictorian Women's Football LeagueThe Victorian Women's Football League is the oldest and largest Australian rules football league for women in the world, consisting of 22 clubs and 30 teams from Victoria, Australia across four divisions and a total of over 1,000 players....
player - Julia Boyle (Vic.): Gaelic Athletic Association of Victoria committee member; member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); member of the Victoria team for Australasian Gaelic Football & Hurling Championships (2003)
- Joanne ButlandJoanne ButlandJoanne Butland is an Australian who has played association football, Australian rules football and international rules football.-Club career:Butland played in the Women's National Soccer League for Canberra Eclipse and QAS Sting....
(QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
): Matildas goalkeeper, 1997-2001 - Renae Campbell (Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
): member of the West Australia team, 2003 Australasian Gaelic Football & Hurling Championships - Jane Clifton (Vic.): All-Australian representative, women's Australian rules (2002); member of the Victoria team for Women’s National AFL Championships (2002, 2003, 2006); current VWFL player
- Penny Cula-Reid (Vic.)
- Michelle DenchMichelle DenchMichelle Dench is an Australian Women's Footy champion and player and former WNBL basketball player.She played for the Melbourne University Mugars in the Victorian Women's Football League and is a multiple premiership player since switching from basketball she has also represented Australia in...
(Vic.): former ABAAustralian Basketball AssociationThe Australian Basketball Association, often abbreviated to the ABA, is the second-tiered semi-professional men's and women's basketball minor leagues in Australia which sit under the professional National Basketball League and Women's National Basketball League .The ABA is representative of the...
basketballer; All-Australian representative, women's Australian rules (2003, 2005, 2006); current VWFL player - Angela Doyle (WA): member of the Australian mixed touch footballTouch football (rugby league)Touch is a field sport also known as Touch Football, or in some countries as Touch Rugby. Touch is overseen worldwide by the Federation of International Touch . Touch has traditionally been played in Australia and New Zealand but the sport has expanded internationally and features many regional and...
team, Queensland and Western Australian gaelic football reprasentative - Sarah Hammond (Vic): European Handball representative for Australia, 1994–2002, including one Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and two World Championships; current VWFL player - Anna Haynes (WA): member of the Australian team, ultimateUltimate (sport)Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
, Nusantara Cup (2005) - Emma Hender (Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
/Australian Defence ForceAustralian Defence ForceThe Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units...
): All-Australian representative for women's Australian rules (2006); member of the defence force team, the Women’s National AFL Championships (2006) - Moana Hope (Vic.): member of the Victorian team, Under 17 National Championships (2004); captain of the Under 19 Victorian team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2005, 2006) and Player of the Championship (2005); current VWFL player
- Meg Hutchins (Vic): member of the Victorian team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL player
- Pia Kilburn (WA): member of the Western Australia team, Australasian Women’s Gaelic Football (2005)
- Shelley Matcham (WA): member of the women's Australian touch football team
- Shannon McFerranShannon McFerranShannon McFerran is an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Women's Football League. She is the current captain at the VU St Albans Spurs football club in the VWFL Premier Division...
(Vic.): member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL player - Anna McIlroy (Vic.): member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL player
- Janine Milne (Vic.): member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL player
- Talei Owen (New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
): All-Australian representative for women's Australian rules (2006); member of the NSW team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current Sydney Women's AFLSydney Women's AFLThe Sydney Women's Australian Football League is the governing body of the sport of Women's Australian rules football in the state of New South Wales.-Clubs:* Bondi Shamrocks * Balmain Dockers * UNSW Eastern Suburbs Stingrays...
player - Lydia Padgett (WA): member of the Western Australia team, Australasian Women’s Gaelic Football (2005)
- Daisy Pearce (Vic.): Australian Youth VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Team - Katherine Pender (Qld): member of the Queensland team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006)
- Kerryn Stephens (Vic.): Captain of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL player
- Lauren Tesoriero (Vic.): member of the Victoria team, Women’s National AFL Championships (2006); current VWFL, player
- Kathy Zacharopoulos (Vic.): Australian Youth Soccer player