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Bursting onto the scene in 2024 as one of the league’s most exciting players, O’Dowd was signed by the club ahead of the 2024 season after playing an instrumental role in Dublin wining the All-Ireland Gaelic Championship last year. Having represented her county in Gaelic football at the highest level since juniors, O’Dowd became the fourth Irish player signed by the GIANTS’ AFLW side since 2016. Standing at 180cm tall, O’Dowd was able to transition to AFLW in brilliant fashion despite being brand new to the sport in 2024, with the Irish sensation remarkably finishing equal fourth in the 2024 Gabrielle Trainor Medal in her very first season of Australian Rules football. An elite runner, O’Dowd’s speed, endurance, and her dare to break the lines made her one of the GIANTS’ most impactful players in her role as a ruck in season 2024. O’Dowd wasted no time in making one of the best first impression’s you’ll ever see, with the Irish recruit kicking the fastest-ever goal in AFLW history with her very first kick in her very first game of AFLW in round one of the 2024 season. After a starring debut season last year, O’Dowd will be looking to take her game to even greater heights in 2025.