Adelaide has finalised its playing list for the 2023 AFLW Season after selecting Irish talent Yvonne Bonner with Pick No.26 in the AFLW Supplementary Draft on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old forward is a talented Gaelic footballer with a career spanning more than 20 years and previously played 11 AFLW games for GWS.

Bonner made her AFLW debut in 2019 kicking an average of almost a goal per game, before an ankle injury ended her 2020 season after only four games and she later returned to Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021 Bonner and her husband Paul welcomed daughter, Brid, and last year she played Gaelic football for Donegal.

When she arrives at West Lakes for pre-season training, Bonner will reunite with former GWS teammates Lisa Whiteley and Jess Allan who are now playing with the Crows.

Adelaide Head of Women’s Football Phil Harper said the ready-made forward would be a handy addition to the squad.

“We’ve followed Yvonne’s career since she made her AFLW debut and she was always a dangerous opponent and a difficult match-up, so when she indicated she was thinking of returning this year, we were very interested,” Harper said.

“Yvonne is an experienced athlete with a strong work ethic but also a noted goalkicker in both Gaelic and AFLW and that will give us another option inside attacking 50m.

“Yvonne has the capacity to have an immediate impact and can help make us better this season.

“We look forward to welcoming Yvonne, Paul and Brid to Adelaide in the coming months.”