Sally Riley (born 14 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide and Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition.
Sally Riley | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() Riley playing for Adelaide in January 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 32) | ||
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 | 09 (0) | |
Total | 23 (4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
| |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
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 Angela 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]
Adelaide Football Club 2017 AFL Women's premiers | |
---|---|
Coach: Goddard |
Inaugural Adelaide Football Club AFL Women's team | |
---|---|
Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | Bec Goddard |
Inaugural Gold Coast AFL Women's team | |
---|---|
Full-back | |
Half-back | |
Centre | |
Half-forward | |
Full-forward | |
Ruck | |
Interchange | |
Coach | |
![]() | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |