Aasta O'Connor
| Aasta O'Connor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 O'Connor in February 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1987 | ||
| Original team(s) | Darebin Falcons (VWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 12, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Western Bulldogs | 4 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
Aasta O'Connor (born 21 June 1987) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. She plays the position of ruck.[1] She is also a member of the Darebin Falcons' VFL Women's team.[2]
Achievements
O'Connor is a 4 time premiership player with the Darebin Falcons, four time premiership player with Logan Cobras FC (QLD), Lisa Hardman medallist, 2 time Cath Wotton medallist, Vic rep at the first female AFL AIS squad in 2011.[2][3] She was also the twelfth draft pick for the AFLW,[4] but was limited to four games in the 2017 season due to a knee injury.[5]
The Western Bulldogs signed O'Connor for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[6]
Personal life
Off the field, O'Connor is manager and coach at the AFL Women’s Academy.[7][8][9]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[10]
| Legend | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Australian Football - Aasta O'Connor - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 "#3 Aasta O'Connor - Victorian Women's Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Darebin Falcons fly high to claim grand final glory". 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Marsden, Matt. "Meet all 145 members of the AFL Women’s Draft class of 2016 | Girls Play Footy". girlsplayfooty.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Four big inclusions for road trip to Brisbane - westernbulldogs.com.au". westernbulldogs.com.au. Western Bulldogs. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ↑ "Women's AFL: A League of Their Own - Melbourne Press Club". Melbourne Press Club. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ Colangelo, Anthony (13 April 2017). "AFLW Academy prospect Monique Conti eyes professional football and basketball career". The Age. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ Hill, Adam (24 April 2017). "Academy prospect". The Stawell Times-News. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Aasta O'Connor–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aasta O'Connor. |
- Aasta O'Connor's profile from AustralianFootball.com