| Chloe Molloy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.JPG) Molloy training with Collingwood in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Chloe Molloy | ||
| Born | (1998-12-06)6 December 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Original team | Diamond Creek (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 3,2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018,Collingwood vs.Carlton, atIkon Park | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward /defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 47 (37) | |
| 2023– | Sydney | 22 (39) | |
| Total | 69 (76) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Chloe Molloy (born 6 December 1998) is anAustralian rules footballer playing for theSydney Swans in theAFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for theCollingwood Football Club from 2018 to season 7. Molloy is a three-timeAFL Women's All-Australian, and won theAFL Women's Rising Star andCollingwood best and fairest awards in 2018. She also ledCollingwood's goalkicking in 2021 and season 6, andSydney's goalkicking in 2023. Molloy has served asSydney co-captain since the 2023 season.
Molloy grew up inWhittlesea, inMelbourne's outer north-east.[1] She attended school atAssumption College, Kilmore. Molloy's uncle is formerFitzroy,Brisbane Lions, andCollingwood playerJarrod Molloy. Molloy was a Collingwood supporter growing up.[2]
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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 forNunawading in theSEABL andMelbourne Boomers in theWNBL.
In 2015 she received theMelbourne 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 inIpswich andBendigo.
In 2017 she was offeredNCAA Division 1 US College Scholarships fromVirginia Cavaliers,Fordham Rams andVirginia Commonwealth University.
Molloy turned down any college scholarships to pursue her football dream.
In 2017 she played football both theCalder Cannons in theTAC Cup andDiamond Creek in theVFL 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 AFLWWestern Bulldogs starKatie Brennan for the VFLW's league leading goalkicker award.[1]
In her first year in senior football atDiamond Creek, Molloy took out the club's Leading Goal Kicker award, as well as Runner's Up Best and Fairest at just age 18.
Molloy was drafted byCollingwood with the club's first pick and the third selection overall in the2017 AFL Women's draft.[4]
She made her league debut in round 1, 2018 in a match againstCarlton atIKON Park. She played in a defensive role, gathered a game high 20 disposals and was named byAFL Media as one of Collingwood's best players in the eight-point loss.[5][6] Molloy received a nomination or the2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award for the performance.[7]
She ultimately won theAFL Women's Rising Star award with a perfect 50 votes, and placed second in theleague's best and fairest.[8][9]
Molloy was the youngest player to also be selected in the 2018AFLW 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 theAFLPA's inauguralAFLW Players' Best First-Year Player Award in 2018.
In May 2018, Molloy was re-signed by Collingwood for the2019 season.[11]
In September of that year she suffered a seriousLisfranc 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 the2020 season.[15]
In March 2020, Molloy was selected by theAFL 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 the2021 AFL Women's season, being named as one of the team's best on ground.[19] Molloy was awarded with her secondAll-Australian blazer, named on the full forward position in the2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[20][21]
It was revealed in May 2021 that although premiership contendersMelbourne, premiersBrisbane, and new expansion clubSt 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 newPriority signing period, joiningSydney on a five-year contract.[23]
In September 2024, Molloy sustained a season-ending ACL injury.[24]
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[25]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
† | Led the league for the season |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
