Eilish O'Dowd scores fastest ever AFLW goal on debut

"I didn't expect that to happen, I wasn't a big goal scorer in Gaelic football so it was an amazing feeling."
Eilish O'Dowd scores fastest ever AFLW goal on debut

Eilish O'Dowd of the Giants celebrates kicking a goal with teammates during the round one AFLW match against Western Bulldogs at Manuka Oval. Picture: Photo by Mark Metcalfe/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

Eilish O'Dowd scored the quickest goal in AFLW history on her debut for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

From the opening siren against the Western Bulldogs, the Leitrim-born Dublin footballer won the tap and raced through the middle of the oval unopposed before kicking her first ever goal.

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