Niamh Martin (born 25 June 2001)[1] is a Gaelic football and Australian rules football player. Martin was a member of the Tipperary team that won the 2019 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.[2] Martin was recruited to the North Melbourne Football Club for its 2023 AFL Women's (AFLW) team in March 2023.[3] She, along with Aishling Moloney and Anna Rose Kennedy, was one of three Tipperary players recruited to play AFLW in 2023; at the time, it was estimated that the number of Irish AFLW players in that year could reach 30.[4] In the 26 November 2023 match between North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Club Martin sustained an eye injury, but it was assessed as not a concussion, and she was allowed to play in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final.[5] In an assessment of player performance in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final published in Melbourne newspaper The Age, Martin was described "another player who will be better for the grand final experience".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Niamh Martin - 28 - Player Biography". North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (18 January 2022). "Triumphant 2019 tussle against Meath inspiring Niamh Martin and Tipperary". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "North Melbourne secures Irish recruit". North Melbourne Football Club. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Brosnan, Maurice (28 March 2023). "Tipperary trio seal deals to join AFLW ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Vaughan, Roger (1 December 2023). "Martin weathers blows to reach AFLW grand final". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Every player from the AFLW grand final rated". The Age. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
edit- Niamh Martin's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Niamh Martin at AustralianFootball.com
