Sally Riley (footballer)

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Sally Riley
Riley playing for Adelaide in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 34)
Original team(s) Tracy Village (NTFL)
Draft No. 39, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Adelaide 14 (4)
2020–2021 Gold Coast 9 (0)
Total 23 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Sally Riley (born 14 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition.

AFLW

She was drafted by Adelaide with their fifth selection and thirty-ninth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She was named as Adelaide's inaugural co-vice-captain alongside Ange Foley in January 2017.[2] She made her debut in the thirty-six point win against Greater Western Sydney at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[3] She was a part of Adelaide's premiership side after the club defeated Brisbane by six points at Metricon Stadium in the AFL Women's Grand Final.[4][5] She played every match in her debut season to finish with eight matches.[6]

Adelaide signed Riley for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[7] She was picked up by the Suns as a delisted free agent after the 2019 season. Riley played nine games for the Suns before retiring at the conclusion of the 2021 season. A strong leader, Riley was a vice-captain at Adelaide for two seasons and was in the Suns' leadership group across her two years. [8]

References

  1. ^ McGowan, Marc (13 October 2016). "Six NT players added to Crows' AFL Women's League list after draft". Northern Territory News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ^ Byline, No (15 January 2017). "Angela Foley and Sally Riley given joint vice captaincy roles in new Adelaide Crows women's side". Northern Territory News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "AFLW: Grand Final teams revealed". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ David, Greg (25 March 2017). "Adelaide Crows defeat Brisbane Lions by six points in AFLW grand final". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Sally Riley". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ Black, Sarah. "Who's hanging up the boots? Your club's retiring players". womens.afl. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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