Mayo AFLW star selected for All-Australian team ahead of play-offs
Kiltimagh native Dayna Finn who plays for Carlton FC has been selected for the AFLW All-Australian squad after another great season for her.
Finn has helped her team Carlton to a fourth place finish in the table on a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. And this Saturday, November 7, Carlton face North Melbourne in the first round of the play-offs.
The Mayo woman has had a great season. Regarding Fantasy League points, the accumulated 936 points and ranks 36th of all AFLW players.
She scored 5 goals, and recorded 253 disposals, 47 marks and 28 tackles over the course of the regular season.
She also featured for the Ireland team in the international challenge match against Australia on August 1 this year.
And early this morning, Irish time, Dayna Finn was announced as a member of the initial 42-player All-Australian squad, which will be trimmed to 21 at the W Awards later this month, features six Geelong players - the most of any club - while Gold Coast, Melbourne and North Melbourne have five each. Brisbane is the only club to not have a player selected.
12 players are looking for back-to-back blazers, including Irish trio Dayna Finn (Carlton), Niamh McLaughlin (Gold Coast) and Aine McDonagh (Hawthorn). There are six Irish players in this year's squad, after five were named in last year's final All-Australian team.
The final team will be announced at the W Awards on Monday, November 23.