Aasta O'Connor

Aasta O'Connor
O'Connor playing for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-21) 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)
2017–2018 Western Bulldogs 12 (3)
2019– Geelong 0 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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]

In May 2018 O'Connor accepted an offer from expansion club Geelong to play with the club in the 2019 AFLW season.

Personal life

Off the field, O'Connor is manager and coach at the AFL Women’s Academy[7][8][9] and lives in Abbotsford, Victoria with her partner, fellow AFLW player Kate Tyndall.[10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[11]
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 44109142346240.30.02.33.55.81.01.56.0
2018 Western Bulldogs 48204023632116820.30.05.02.97.92.62.010.3
Career 123049378625221060.30.04.13.17.22.11.88.8

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Football - Aasta O'Connor - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. 1 2 "#3 Aasta O'Connor - Victorian Women's Football League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Darebin Falcons fly high to claim grand final glory". 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. ↑ Marsden, Matt. "Meet all 145 members of the AFL Women's Draft class of 2016". girlsplayfooty.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Four big inclusions for road trip to Brisbane - westernbulldogs.com.au". westernbulldogs.com.au. Western Bulldogs. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Women's AFL: A League of Their Own - Melbourne Press Club". Melbourne Press Club. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Colangelo, Anthony (13 April 2017). "AFLW Academy prospect Monique Conti eyes professional football and basketball career". The Age. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Hill, Adam (24 April 2017). "Academy prospect". The Stawell Times-News. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Miller, M. "Inner Sanctum", Herald Sun, Weekend, 30 September 2017, p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Aasta O'Connor–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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