Chloe Molloy (born 6 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Collingwood Football Club from 2018 to season 7. Molloy is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, and won the AFL Women's Rising Star and Collingwood best and fairest awards in 2018. She also led Collingwood's goalkicking in 2021 and season 6, and Sydney's goalkicking in 2023. Molloy has served as Sydney co-captain since the 2023 season.
| Chloe Molloy | |||
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 Molloy training with Collingwood in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Chloe Molloy | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Diamond Creek (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 3, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at Ikon Park | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 47 (37) | |
| 2023– | Sydney | 12 (18) | |
| Total | 59 (55) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editMolloy grew up in Whittlesea, in Melbourne's outer north-east.[1] She attended school at Assumption College, Kilmore. Molloy's uncle is former Fitzroy, Brisbane Lions, and Collingwood player Jarrod Molloy.[2]
Basketball career
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Molloy begun playing basketball from a young age, she played for Diamond Valley and Eltham during her junior years. During her senior years she played for Nunawading in the SEABL and Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL.
In 2015 she received the Melbourne Boomers Rookie of the Year award. In the same year, Molloy also was announced as a member of the 2016 Australian Gems squad.[3]
Molloy represented Victoria Country and Victoria Metro at state level six times, winning two national championships at the Victorian Under-20 and Ivor Burge Championships in Ipswich and Bendigo.
In 2017 she was offered NCAA Division 1 US College Scholarships from Virginia Cavaliers, Fordham Rams and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Molloy turned down any college scholarships to pursue her football dream.
Junior and state league football
editIn 2017 she played football both the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup and Diamond Creek in the VFL Women's competition. She was well credentialled in both leagues, winning the TAC Cup's league best and fairest and leading goalkicker awards before tying AFLW Western Bulldogs star Katie Brennan for the VFLW's league leading goalkicker award.[1]
In her first year in senior football at Diamond Creek, Molloy took out the club's Leading Goal Kicker award, as well as Runner's Up Best and Fairest at just age 18.
AFL Women's career
editMolloy was drafted by Collingwood with the club's first pick and the third selection overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[4]
She made her league debut in round 1, 2018 in a match against Carlton at IKON Park. She played in a defensive role, gathered a game high 20 disposals and was named by AFL Media as one of Collingwood's best players in the eight-point loss.[5][6] Molloy received a nomination or the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award for the performance.[7]
She ultimately won the AFL Women's Rising Star award with a perfect 50 votes, and placed second in the league's best and fairest.[8][9]
Molloy was the youngest player to also be selected in the 2018 AFLW All-Australian Team in the back pocket.
A week-and-a-half later, she also won Collingwood's AFLW best and fairest award,[10] as well as Best First Year Player award.
Molloy was also named the AFLPA's inaugural AFLW Players' Best First-Year Player Award in 2018.
In May 2018, Molloy was re-signed by Collingwood for the 2019 season.[11]
In September of that year she suffered a serious Lisfranc injury to her right foot while playing with Collingwood's VFLW team, the recovery from which saw her ruled out for the entirety of the 2019 AFLW season.[12]
For the 2019 season Molloy took on a new role working alongside Collingwood list manager and performance analyst Jess Burger as an opposition analyst.[13] She was also appointed part of the Collingwood AFLW leadership group ahead of the 2019 season.[14]
In April 2019, Molloy re-signed with Collingwood for the 2020 season.[15]
In March 2020, Molloy was selected by the AFL Players Association as captain of their inaugural 22under22 squad,[16] as well as being selected for a 2017–19 retrospective 22under22 squad.[17][18]
Molloy kicked two goals in Collingwood's one-goal victory over Carlton in the opening game of the 2021 AFL Women's season, being named as one of the team's best on ground.[19] Molloy was awarded with her second All-Australian blazer, named on the full forward position in the 2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[20][21]
It was revealed in May 2021 that although premiership contenders Melbourne, premiers Brisbane, and new expansion club St Kilda had made attempts to sign her at their respective clubs, she decided to stay at Collingwood on a two-year deal.[22]
In February 2023, it was revealed that Molloy will leave Collingwood in the new Priority signing period, joining Sydney on a five-year contract.[23]
In September 2024, Molloy sustained a season-ending ACL injury.[24]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2023 season.[25]
G
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | ||
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Led the league for the season |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | Collingwood | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 19 | 100 | 25 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 9 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 34 | 93 | 32† | 16 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 2 | 11 | 16† | 6 | 66 | 28 | 94 | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2022 (S6) | Collingwood | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 38 | 111 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 116 | 44 | 160 | 32 | 61 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 134 | 64 | 198 | 38 | 52 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 | |
| Career | 59 | 55 | 41 | 530 | 227 | 757 | 180 | 179 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 34 | ||
Honours and achievements
edit- Sydney co-captain: 2023–present
- 3× AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2018, 2021, 2023
- Collingwood best and fairest: 2018
- 2× Collingwood leading goalkicker: 2021, S6
- Sydney leading goalkicker: 2023
- AFL Women's Rising Star: 2018
- AFLPA AFLW best first year player: 2018
References
edit- ^ a b Mitchell, Tim (24 January 2018). "AFL Women's: Calder Cannons draftee Chloe Molloy ready to make her mark with Collingwood". Whittlesea Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Prime, Toby (18 October 2017). "Collingwood pounces on gun forward Chloe Molloy with pick No.3 in the AFLW draft". Whittlesea Leader.
- ^ EMUS AND GEMS TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR SELECTION CAMPS
- ^ "Live coverage: 2017 AFL Women's draft, every pick from every club". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (2 February 2018). "Match report: Blues edge Pies in AFLW opener". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "MATCH CENTRE, Round 1, 2018, Carlton vs. Collinwood". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (6 February 2018). "AFLW: Pie, Giant nominated for Rising Star". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (27 March 2018). "W Awards: Magpie swoops on Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Wood, Lauren (27 March 2018). "Collingwood's Chloe Molloy wins 2018 AFLW Rising Star award". Herald Sun.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (7 April 2018). "AFLW: Rising Star now a Best and Fairest". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Collingwood re-sign host of players". The Women's Game. 28 May 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (20 September 2018). "AFLW: Foot rules star Pie out for 2019 season". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ McGowan, March (15 December 2018). "AFLW: Injured Magpies star becomes opposition analyst". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (14 December 2018). "Captain Chiocci to continue in 2019". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Tash (10 April 2019). "AFLW: Five more sign on". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
- ^ Balmer, Matt (20 April 2020). "Revealed: Full team of best AFLW young stars for 2020". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Retrospective AFLW 22Under22 side 2017-2019". AFL Players Association. 24 March 2020.
- ^ Black, Sarah (26 March 2020). "Crows dominate inaugural 22under22 squad". AFL Women's. Telstra Media.
- ^ Black, Sarah (28 January 2021). "Season-opening stunner: Pies shock Blues with upset win". AFL Women's Media. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Morris, Tom (6 May 2021). "Tayla Harris' future in the balance; multi-club races for guns run and won: Mega AFLW trade wrap". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Burt, Sarah (22 February 2023). "Collingwood 'disappointed' as AFL paves way for superstar Chloe Molloy's monster deal with Sydney Swans". Seven News.
- ^ "Season over for Swans star in heartbreaking injury news". afl.com.au/aflw. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Chloe Molloy – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
edit- Chloe Molloy's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Chloe Molloy at AustralianFootball.com
- Chloe Molloy on Instagram