Joanne Doonan
| Joanne Doonan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1994 | ||
| Draft | 2019 rookie signing | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Carlton vs. Richmond, at Ikon Park | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Carlton | 2 (0) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2023 | Essendon | 11 (2) | |
| Total | 13 (2) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 7. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joanne Doonan (born 4 July 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer. She plays for Fermanagh in Gaelic football and has played for Carlton and Essendon in Australian rules.
Gaelic football
[edit]Club
[edit]At club level, Doonan has played for and captained both Kinawley and Queen's University. On 9 March 2018, she helped Queen's University win the O'Connor Shield final, scoring a goal and being named Player of the Match.[1][2] On 26 October 2019, she captained Kinawley in the Ulster Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship final against St Paul's;[3] this was her last Gaelic match before leaving for Australia.[4][5] In November 2019, she was named on the Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars Ladies Team of the Year.[6] Before moving back to Australia in 2022, Doonan captained her club Kinawley to an Ulster Intermediate title for the first time in the clubs history and receiving another Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Star.
Inter-county
[edit]Doonan has played for Fermanagh in two All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship finals. In 2017, she scored the winning goal as Fermanagh claimed the All-Ireland Junior title by beating Derry after a replay.[7] In 2019, she was selected as captain of the Fermanagh team. She helped her side achieve promotion and their first league title since 2007 with an NFL Division 4 final victory over Antrim in May,[8] and lead them to another All-Ireland Junior final, which they lost to Louth in September.[9][10]
Australian rules football
[edit]Doonan signed with Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) as a rookie during the 2019 rookie signing period in September.[11] She made her debut against Richmond at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.[12] She left Carlton and returned to Ireland in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
She returned to Australia and played for Essendon's VFL Women's team.[14] She was then signed by the club in May 2019 for their inaugural AFLW season. She played 11 games across two seasons before being delisted at the end of 2023.[15]
Honours
[edit]Gaelic football
[edit]- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
- Winners: 2017
- Runner up: 2019
- Winners: 2020
- Ladies' National Football League Division 4
- Winners: 2019
- Ulster Intermediate
- Winners: 2021
- O'Connor Shield
- Winners: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ Gunn, Louise (13 March 2018). "Queen's ladies footballers claim O'Connor Shield with winning second-half display". The Irish News. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "GFP Ladies HEC Football titles for Queens Uni and RCSI". www.gaelicview.com. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Hunter, Paddy (28 October 2019). "No dream farewell for Kinawley star Doonan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Campbell, John (26 October 2019). "Doonan aims to depart on high note". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Cauldwell, Gareth (25 October 2019). "Doonan aiming for more silverware before heading to Oz". The Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Ladies Football Team of the Year 2019". www.gaeliclife.com. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Hynes, Johnny (8 October 2017). "All-Ireland Ladies JFC final replay: Fermanagh take title at second time of asking". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Fermanagh ladies crowned Division 4 champions". Gaelic Athletic Association. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (2 September 2019). "'Just a whirlwind' - Sealing AFLW deal in Oz to booking All-Ireland final spot in a week". The42. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Devlin, Michael (11 September 2019). "Fermanagh captain Doonan eager to bounce back". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Blues sign Irish rookie". Carlton FC. Telstra Media. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Round 1 AFLW teams and expert tips". The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Doonan to return home". Carlton Football Club. Melbourne. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Brennan, Katrina (19 May 2022). "Doonan signs AFLW contract with Essendon". Fermanagh Herald. Enniskillen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "AFLW List Changes". Essendon Football Club. Melbourne. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Joanne Doonan at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Carlton Football Club (AFLW) players
- Gaelic games players from County Fermanagh
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Irish female players of Australian rules football
- Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Queen's University Belfast Gaelic footballers
- 21st-century Irish sportswomen
- Australian rules biography, 1990s birth stubs