Rachel Kearns, born on 15 June 1997, is an Irish multi-sport athlete and a professional Australian rules footballer with Geelong in the AFL Women's competition. During the AFLW off-seasons she returns to Ireland, where she is a dual-code athlete of association football and Gaelic football. She signed as a rookie ahead of the 2022 AFL Women's season 6, made her debut in round one against North Melbourne at Arden Street Oval, and finished in the top five of Geelong's best and fairest award in 2024. In Gaelic football she represented Mayo in the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and won All Star selections in 2019 and 2021. In association football she was capped three times by the Republic of Ireland under-19 team, and she also pursued an Olympic path through boxing.
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is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Geelong in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
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