Sarah Allan (footballer)

Sarah Allan (born 19 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.

Sarah Allan
Allan playing for Adelaide in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997
Original team(s) Salisbury (SAWFL)
Draft No. 122, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Adelaide
vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Thebarton Oval
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 39
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Adelaide 28 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life and career

Allan's father was Keith Allan, who played in the South Australian National Football League for Central District Football Club.[1][2] She grew up in the south east of South Australia on the Limestone Coast, originally from Beachport but later moving to Millicent.[3]

As a junior player, Allan was twice named in the Youth Girls All-Australian team.[2] In 2016, when playing in the South Australian Women's Football League for Salisbury, she chose to wear the same number as her father, the number 39.[1]

AFLW career (2017–present)

Allan was drafted by Adelaide with their sixteenth selection and 122nd overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft,[4] and she kept her playing number 39 upon joining the club.[1] 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.[5] She was omitted for the round two match against the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval,[6] before returning for the round four match against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval.[7] 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.[8][9] She missed two matches for the season to finish with six matches in her debut season.[10]

Adelaide signed Allan for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[11] During the 2017 draft, Allan's younger sister Jessica Allan joined the team, and the Allans became the second pair of sisters in the AFLW (after Sarah and Jess Hosking from Carlton).[12]

After floating around the ground in 2017, Allan began to settle in her position as a key defender in 2018, regularly tagging opposition teams' best tall forward in matches, and she received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after recording eleven disposals and four rebound 50s in Adelaide's round 6 win against Fremantle.[13][14] Playing all seven matches for the season she was also nominated for the All-Australian team, as well as being second in the Crows' club champion award (one of only four players in the team to receive maximum votes in a single game)[15] and being named the team's best defensive player.[16][17]

Player profile

Allan is a versatile key-position player capable of playing in the forward line, in defense or in the ruck.[16]

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References
  1. Fjeldstad, Jesper (19 November 2016). "Adelaide Crows women's duo Monique Hollick and Sarah Allen to wear their fathers' numbers". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. "Meet the Crows' inaugural AFL women's league team". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. Jackson, Trevor (28 January 2018). "Football: Crows ready to soar - TBW News Group". The Border Watch. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. Williams, Rebecca (12 October 2016). "Collingwood recruit Nicole Stevens says women's game will get bigger and bigger". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. Australian Associated Press (10 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round two teams". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. "AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. "AFLW: Grand Final teams revealed". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. David, Greg (25 March 2017). "Adelaide Crows defeat Brisbane Lions by six points in AFLW grand final". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. "Sarah Allan". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL.com.au. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. Gill, Katrina (19 October 2017). "AFLW: Allan sister act". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. Black, Sarah (13 March 2018). "AFLW: Crow and Lion win Rising Star nominations". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  14. Gill, Katrina (13 March 2018). "AFLW: Second Star shines". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. Gill, Katrina (21 March 2018). "AFLW: Randall our Club Champion". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. "Sarah Allan". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  17. "Sarah Allan: Defensive Player Speech". AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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