| Sophie Casey | |
| Fullname: | Sophie Casey |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Holbrook, New South Wales |
| Originalteam: | Eastern Devils (VFLW) |
| Draftpick: | 2016 free agent |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
| Debutstadium: | IKON Park |
| Height: | 165 cm |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2017–2023 |
| Games Goals1: | 63 (2) |
| Statsend: | the 2023 season |
Sophie Casey (born 22 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Born in Holbrook, New South Wales,[1] Casey was introduced to footy with Auskick. She played for three years with the Riverina Lions in the Canberra League, while attending university in Wagga Wagga. She then joined the VFLW club, Eastern Devils.
After being overlooked in the inaugural AFLW draft,[2] Casey was signed by as a free agent.[3] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against .[4] In her second match of the season, Casey was cited for a high hit with the shoulder on player Meg Downie, which caused Downie to lose consciousness. The match review panel set the ban at three matches, but allowed it to become two with an early guilty plea.[5] [6] The day following the incident, Casey contacted Downie to apologise.[7] She scored her first goal on 12 March 2017, against .[8]
Collingwood re-signed Casey for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[9]
In May 2018, Casey was re-signed by Collingwood for the 2019 season.[10]
In December 2023, Collingwood announced they won't be offering Casey a contract for the 2024 AFL Women's season.[11]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season.[12]
|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 7 || 13 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.4 || 2.8 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 2.6|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 5 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 4.7 || 0.0 || 2.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 8 || 28 || 2 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 4.0 || 0.3 || 2.1|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 21 || 43 || 7 || 12 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 3.1 || 3.0 || 6.1 || 1.0 || 1.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 23 || 31 || 54 || 9 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.3 || 3.1 || 5.4 || 0.9 || 1.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S6)|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 28 || 68 || 11 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 2.8 || 6.8 || 1.1 || 1.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S7)|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 32 || 82 || 13 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 2.9 || 7.5 || 1.2 || 1.7|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023|style="text-align:center;"|| 22 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 34 || 20 || 54 || 8 || 23 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.4 || 2.0 || 5.4 || 0.8 || 2.3|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 63! 2! 0! 205! 159! 364! 57! 124! 0.03! 0.0! 3.3! 2.5! 5.8! 0.9! 2.0|}