IRISH DUO DAYNA Finn and Erone Fitzpatrick have signed for Australian Soccer League Ladies’s [AFLW] facet Carlton.
Mayo twin star Finn is an fascinating addition, having excelled at worldwide basketball in addition to inter-county soccer.
The 23-year-old has targeted primarily on basketball lately, on a sports activities scholarship at Trinity School, Dublin, the place she represents Trinity Meteors, whereas her star rises on the Eire workforce.
She performed for Mayo within the 2021 All-Eire semi-final.
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Finn in motion for Mayo in 2021.
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Fitzpatrick, equally, is a multi-sport athlete having beforehand performed camogie, soccer and basketball, however she’s established herself as a formidable expertise on the inter-county soccer scene of late.
A 2022 All-Eire intermediate champion with Laois and nominee for Participant of the 12 months at that grade, the 22-year-old racked up some massive scoring tallies en path to glory. She was additionally named within the 2017 and 2021 Groups of the League and was Leinster Gaelic Soccer Participant of the 12 months in 2018.
Fitzpatrick is again to her good finest after a cruciate ligament knee damage in 2020, having already amassed another memorable moments by way of her profession to this point.
She captained Scoil Chríost Rí to the Lidl All-Eire Publish Main Faculties A title in 2019, and was an O’Connor Cup winner with College of Limerick final 12 months.
We’re positive, we’re positive. 🍀
We’re excited to welcome the dynamic Irish duo of Erone and Dayna to the Blues.
— Carlton Ladies’s (@carltonfc_w) March 18, 2023
“Dayna and Erone’s talent units will simply switch to AFLW and we’ll make investments closely of their improvement, to present them the absolute best transition into this system,” Carlton Head of Soccer Brad Lloyd mentioned.
“We’ve efficiently labored with athletes from totally different codes who’ve gone on to turn out to be robust AFLW gamers and we look ahead to giving Dayna and Erone all of the help they should observe the identical path.
“The membership has among the finest amenities within the nation, which can help them of their improvement, and our soccer division will work intently with them as soon as they arrive.
“We look ahead to welcoming Dayna and Erone to the Membership as they make the transfer from Eire within the coming months.”
Kerry pair Paris McCarthy and Julie O’Sullivan, Roscommon’s Jennifer Higgins (all Sydney Swans) and Dublin star Jennifer Dunne (Brisbane Lions) have additionally signed AFLW offers in latest days, whereas Down’s Clara Fitzpatrick has made the transfer to Gold Coast Suns from St Kilda forward of the 2023 season.
It’s understood Expertise ID and expertise coach Mike Currane of the AFLW Eire social media web page labored with the brand new signings.
The 2023 season is predicted to start in August, however has not but been confirmed. Sarah Rowe, Aishling Sheridan (each Collingwood) and Orla O’Dwyer (Brisbane Lions) are among the many Irish gamers to have re-signed for his or her respective golf equipment.
