Aine Tighe Explained

Áine Tighe
Birth Date:25 July 1992
Originalteam:Leitrim, GAA
Draftpick:International Rookie selection, 2019
Debutdate:Round 1, 2022
Debutstadium:Fremantle Oval
Height:185 cm
Position:Forward
Guernsey:10
Years1:2019–
Games Goals1:29 (23)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:

Áine Tighe (born 25 July 1992) is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and a former Gaelic football player for Leitrim.[1]

Tighe missed the complete first two seasons after being recruited to Australia due to knee injuries. She made her debut in the opening round of the 2022 AFL Women's season 6.[2] She became a mainstay of Fremantle's forward line during the 2022 AFL Women's season 7, culminating in her finishing 3rd in the Fremantle fairest and best award[3] and was the club's leading goalkicker for the season.[4] Her best performance was in the final game of the season when she kicked a career high four goals.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: McGoldrick . Seán . All systems go for Áine Tighe in the Australian Football League . 14 October 2023 . SundayWorld.com . 29 August 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: O’Connor . Colm . 2022-01-08 . Leitrim’s Áine Tighe makes overdue Australian debut . 2023-10-14 . Irish Examiner . en.
  3. News: Reilly . Eliza . Turbo BnF time! Bowers does what no Docker has since 2019 . 14 October 2023 . . 11 November 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: Australian Football - Fremantle WFC Football Club - Honour Board . australianfootball.com . 14 October 2023.
  5. News: Harrington . Anna . Irish sensation Tighe steers Dockers past Hawks in AFLW . 14 October 2023 . PerthNow . 16 September 2023 . en.