BlĂĄithĂn Bogue
| BlĂĄithĂn Bogue | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
26 July 2000 County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Original team | Fermanagh (LGFA) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2025, North Melbourne vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
| Height | 176Â cm (5Â ft 9Â in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025â | North Melbourne | 15 (25) | |
| International team honours2 | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2026 | Ireland | 1 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
BlĂĄithĂn Bogue (born 26 July 2000)[1] is an Irish Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and a gaelic footballer for Fermanagh GAA in the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA).
Gaelic football career
[edit]Bogue is originally a Fermanagh GAA player, who was a member of the team that won the 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.[2] She continues to represent her home county during the AFL Women's off-seasons.
Australian football career
[edit]Recruited to North Melbourne in 2023, she played her first match North Melbourne in round one against Geelong in the 2025 AFL Women's season,[3] and was selected in the All-Australian team for that year.[4] She also led the eventual premiers in goalkicking, finding such form that teammate Emma King was kept out of the undefeated North Melbourne team for a portion of the 2026 season.[5] Following a three-goal performance in the preliminary final against Melbourne, Bogue became a premiership player in her debut season when the Kangaroos defeated Brisbane in the 2025 Grand Final.[6]
References
[edit]- â "Blaithin Bogue profile". North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- â Madden, Jack (25 November 2025). "BlĂĄithĂn Bogue and Niamh McLaughlin amongst five Irish on All-Australian AFLW side for 2025". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- â "Blaithin Bogue slots miraculous soccer goal as Kangaroos avoid major scare in AFLW season-opener". ABC Sport. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- â "Five former Gaelic footballers on AFLW team of 2025". BBC Sport. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- â Black, Sarah (26 September 2025). "The Irish unknown who kept premiership tall on the sidelines". afl.com.au.
- â Croci, Danielle (30 November 2025). "Roos' Irish gun caps incredible season of firsts with flag". afl.com.au.
External links
[edit]- BlĂĄithĂn Bogue's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- BlĂĄithĂn Bogue at AustralianFootball.com
- Living people
- 2000 births
- 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland
- Ladies' Gaelic footballers
- North Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players
- Irish female players of Australian rules football
- Ladies' Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- AFL Women's premiership players
- All-Australians (AFL Women's)