Sydney Swans star Chloe Molloy has been named to represent her country in the upcoming NAB AFLW Australia v Ireland match.
Molloy was named as part of the full 25-player Australian squad set to take on Ireland at North Sydney Oval on Saturday, 1 August.
27-year-old Molloy joins fellow Swan Zippy Fish in the Australian squad, with the pair to take on club teammates Paris McCarthy and Tanya Kennedy who will represent Ireland.
Molloy has played 69 AFLW games in total, having crossed to the Sydney Swans at the end of Season 7. Since pulling on the red and white jumper she has taken her game to a new level, playing 22 matches and booting 39 goals in the Harbour City.
NAB AFLW Australia v Ireland will bring together some of the competition’s biggest stars and emerging talent to celebrate the continued growth of women’s football and the strong connection between AFLW and Ireland.
The match will be played under Australian Football rules, using a classic Sherrin football, and will mark the first AFLW representative fixture since the one-off contest between Victoria and the Allies in 2017.
Tickets for the match go on sale this Wednesday, 24 June.
Club and AFL members will have access from 10am AEST, before the general public at 12pm AEST.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for youth (aged 15 – 17), $5 for children (14 and under), while a family of four can attend for $50.
The match will start at 4.15pm AEST and will be broadcast live nationally on Fox Footy, Kayo Sports, Kayo Freebies and Binge.
Australia's entire squad as well as it's wider support staff, which includes AFLW senior assistant coach Tanya Hetherington.
The entire squad will take to the field, with a structure of 16 on the park, and an extended interchange bench of nine (up from five in regular matches).
AUSTRALIA SQUAD
Chelsea Biddell (team: Adelaide, home state: South Australia)
Libby Birch (North Melbourne, Victoria)
Maeve Chaplin (Melbourne, Victoria)
Monique Conti (Richmond, Victoria)
Sophie Conway (Brisbane, Queensland)
Harriet Cordner (Carlton, Victoria)
Zippy Fish (Sydney, Western Australia)
Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne, Victoria)
Maddi Gay (Essendon, Victoria)
Tahlia Gillard (Melbourne, Victoria)
Tyla Hanks (Melbourne, Victoria)
Courtney Hodder (Brisbane, Western Australia)
Kate Hore (Melbourne, Victoria)
Emma Kearney (North Melbourne, Victoria)
Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide, South Australia)
Ellie McKenzie (Richmond, Victoria)
Chloe Molloy (Sydney, Victoria)
Georgie Prespakis (Geelong, Victoria)
Tahlia Randall (North Melbourne, Queensland)
Ash Riddell (North Melbourne, Victoria)
Ella Roberts (West Coast, Western Australia)
Matilda Scholz (Port Adelaide, South Australia)
Tyanna Smith (St Kilda, Victoria)
Mim Strom (Fremantle, Western Australia)
Charlie Thomas (West Coast, Western Australia)
