Jordyn Allen

Not to be confused with Jordan Allen.
Jordyn Allen
Allen with Collingwood in February 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Allen
Nickname(s) Jordy
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rye, Victoria
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Collingwood 63 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights

Junior

Senior

Source: AustralianFootball.com

Jordyn Allen (born 6 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

State football

Allen played junior football with boys at Rye Demons in the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League.[1][2][3]

In 2016, Allen started playing with Dandenong Stingrays Youth Girls Academy. She also played as vice-captain for Vic Metro and helped them win the 2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships as the team beat Western Australia by 95 points at the MCG under the coaching of Wayne Siekman. She was named Vic Metro's Most Valuable Player for her defensive efforts and leadership.[4][5]

Allen was selected for the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 All-Australian team.[6][7]

Allen started the 2018 season as a top AFLW draft prospect. For a second consecutive season, she played for and captained Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup.[3][8] At the end of the season, she won the club's best and fairest award[9][10] and was selected for the 2018 TAC Cup Team of the Year.[11] In July, Allen captained Vic Country in the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships.[10][12] At the end of the series, she was selected for the season's All-Australian team.[13][14] Allen also played five games in 2018 for Casey Demons in the VFL Women's (VFLW), twice being named in the club's best players.[3][10][15][16] Despite all the accolades, Allen thought she plateaued in 2018 as she felt she had to take a step back to focus on playing with passion and enjoyment.[3]

AFL Women's career

Allen was drafted by Collingwood with the club's first selection and the fifth pick overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[17][18] She made her debut in the club's loss against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in the opening round of the 2019 season.[19][20] In her debut season, Allen played as a defender. For the 2019 season she moved forward into the midfield and scored her first professional goal against Carlton in round 5.[12][21] Allen was awarded a Rising Star nomination following her performance in Collingwood's six-point victory over Brisbane at Victoria Park in round 7, their only win of the season. In the match she collected 10 disposals, took six marks, and laid three tackles.[16][10] Following the season in which she played all seven matches, in April 2019, she signed a new deal with Collingwood ahead of the 2020 season.[22] Following AFL Women's season seven, Allen won Collingwood's AFLW best and fairest award.[23]

Personal life

Allen grew up in Rye on the Mornington Peninsula.[2][4] In her junior years, she was a motocross rider for seven years, but after countless injuries and hospital stays as well as due to the financial burden, she focused on playing Australian rules football from the age of 12.[24] She finished her VCE exams the day before her first professional pre-season campaign.[24]

Statistics

Statistics are correct the end of the 2024 season.[25]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Collingwood 6 7 1 2 43 18 61 22 9 0.1 0.3 6.1 2.6 8.7 3.1 1.3 0
2020 Collingwood 6 7 1 2 34 25 59 20 3 0.1 0.3 4.9 3.6 8.4 2.9 0.4 0
2021 Collingwood 6 6 0 0 31 23 54 15 10 0.0 0.0 5.2 3.8 9.0 2.5 1.7 0
2022 (S6) Collingwood 6 10 1 0 66 48 114 38 13 0.1 0.0 6.6 4.8 11.4 3.8 1.3 0
2022 (S7) Collingwood 6 12 2 0 114 56 170 46 24 0.2 0.0 9.5 4.7 14.2 3.8 2.0 3
2023 Collingwood 6 10 0 1 87 37 124 42 20 0.0 0.1 8.7 3.7 12.4 3.2 2.0 0
2024 Collingwood 6 11 1 0 87 33 120 38 27 0.1 0.0 7.9 3.0 10.9 3.5 2.5 0
Career 63 6 5 462 240 702 221 106 0.1 0.1 7.3 3.8 11.1 3.5 1.7 3

References

  1. ^ "Youth Football". Rye Demons. Retrieved 5 May 2020. Jordyn a former Rye Junior was drafted by Collingwood with the club's first selection and the fifth pick overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.
  2. ^ a b "Jordyn Allen". Precision Sports Entertainment Group. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "AFLW DRAFT WATCH: Jordyn Allen". Victorian Football League. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Potter, Jarrod (8 May 2016). "Allen's rock-solid Victorian defence". Dandenong Star Journal. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ O'Connor, Callum (7 May 2016). "Vic Metro claims National Youth Girls title". AFL Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Black, Sarah (4 September 2017). "AFLW: Vic Country dominates U18 All Australian side". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ @AFLFemale (2 September 2017). "Congrats to all #AllAustralian" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ McEvoy, Simon (22 February 2018). "Dandenong Stingrays unveil their 2018 TAC Cup girls squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Season preview: Dandenong Stingrays Girls". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "AFLW RISING STAR: Jordyn Allen". Victorian Football League. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. ^ Williams, Peter (24 May 2018). "AFL Draft Central's TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Jordyn Allen". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ^ Balmer, Matt (1 September 2018). "AFLW Draft: Potential top picks star in U18 All-Stars exhibition match". Fox Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. ^ Black, Sarah (3 September 2018). "AFLW: Under-18 All Australian side revealed". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. ^ Creely, Nick (8 May 2018). "Local talent set to shine". The Pakenham-Berwick Gazette. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. ^ a b Black, Sarah (19 March 2019). "Top-10 pick, first Muslim player, earn final Rising Star nominations". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. ^ McEvoy, Simon (23 October 2018). "AFL Women's Draft 2018: Collingwood takes Jordyn Allen with their first pick". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  18. ^ "AFL Women's Draft wrap". AFL Victoria. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  19. ^ Black, Sarah (2 February 2019). "Match report: Cats edge Pies in historic debut". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  20. ^ Schetzer, Alana (2 February 2019). "AFLW season three: Geelong claim debut victory as Bulldogs hang on for win – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  21. ^ Beveridge, Riley (16 February 2020). "Match report: Undefeated Pies power past Blues". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  22. ^ Lewis, Tash (24 April 2019). "AFLW: Allen signs on". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Allen claims first Club best and fairest". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 30 November 2022.
  24. ^ a b Di Pietro, Kavisha (30 October 2018). "From motocross to the AFLW". AFL Players Association.
  25. ^ "Jordyn Allen – Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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