Niamh Kelly named in AFLW All Australian Team of Year

Former Mayo Gaelic footballer Niamh Kelly has been named in the AFLW All Australian Team of the Year after a brilliant campaign with Adelaide Crows.

Last year, Tipperary dual star Orla O'Dwyer became the first Irishwoman to earn a selection in what is the Aussie Rules equivalent of the All Stars.

Now Kelly has followed in her footsteps, alongside team-mates Ebony Marinoff, Chelsea Biddell and Danielle Ponter.

Kelly - who has had five seasons Down Under - moved to Adelaide from West Coast back in June 2022.

She had surgery on a dislocated injury at the start of the year but bounced into pre-season in flying form and has not looked back.

"Each year, I'm learning more about the game," she told the AFL official website in September.

"I was quite new for the first three seasons, and then had a new team last season, so I'm learning more and more. I've got the best people to be learning from, and every day I'm learning something new."