Kate Sheahan
| Kate Sheahan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sheahan as Richmond administrator in February 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1982 | ||
| Draft | Rookie signing 2016: Collingwood | ||
| Debut | Round 4, 2017, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kate Sheahan (born 9 January 1982) is the
Daria Gavrilova return from a knee injury,[2] and a former Australian rules football player who played for Collingwood in the 2017 AFL Women's season. She is the daughter of sports journalist Mike Sheahan.[3]
Biography
Sheahan played
Melbourne University Mugars in the Victorian Women's Football League.[3] However, she was approached by Australian Football League CEO Gillon McLachlan to consider playing in the inaugural season of AFL Women's (AFLW), and was a rookie signing by Collingwood prior to the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[3]
Sheahan was on the bench for most of the first half against Western Bulldogs in round four of the 2017 AFLW season. Within a minute of interchanging into the forward line, she received a season-ending knee injury.[5] The injury may have ended her football career, but Sheahan stated she would play again if offered the opportunity.[6]
The Richmond Football Club announced in May 2017 that they had hired Sheahan as full-time AFLW football operations manager in their push to obtain a licence for an expansion team in the 2019 season.[7]
References
- ^ "Kate Sheahan - Head of Women's Football". Linkedin.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (20 January 2015). "Hamish skates around the ban". Courier Mail. Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Harrington, Anna (8 September 2016). "New Magpie Kate Sheahan says she still can't believe she'll be a part of the 2017 AFL women's competition". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Sewell, Eliza (6 September 2016). "AFL boss recruits Sheahan to NWL". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (26 February 2017). "Kate Sheahan happy to make dad Mike proud despite knee injury in AFLW debut for Collingwood". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "I'd do it again, says shattered AFLW debutant Kate Sheahan". ABC News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Wood, Lauren (27 May 2017). "Ex-Pie Kate Sheahan joins Richmond as AFLW football operations manager". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Sheahan.
- Kate Sheahan at AustralianFootball.com