Now there are 46, enough to form their own representative team and give the Aussies a run for their money. Orla O'Dwyer, who captains the Irish outfit, was about as far away as possible - in Tipperary playing Gaelic football. "Coming to a new country, new team, new sport, just trying to get a chance to play professional football." It has enticed a whopping 76 Irish women into AFLW teams since the competition began. Ireland will nevertheless enter the contest as underdogs against an Aussie team stacked with formidable talent from front to back.