The Irish Influx: A Changing Landscape for Australian Football The influx of Gaelic football players into the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) has been seismic, transforming the sport in ways both on and off the field.
Erone Fitzpatrick, an All Australian and Carlton leader from County Laois in Ireland, exemplifies this transformation, but also highlights the culture shock many Irish players experience adapting to the AFLW norm.
Fitzpatrick's comment that she was "baffled" by the trade period and players switching clubs is not unique to her.