Exciting Irish footballer Amy Boyle Carr will make her AFLW debut for the Crows in their Round Four clash against Essendon this Sunday.

The 23-year-old rookie signing grew up playing Gaelic footy, but turned to soccer during her early teens.

She then made soccer her focus for a year and was selected to play in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier against the Netherlands in 2018, at only 17 years old, before returning to play Gaelic.

Crows Head of Women’s Football Phil Harper said although switching codes wasn’t new for Boyle Carr, she had never played Australian Rules before coming across to Adelaide.

Harper said it was a testament to Boyle Carr for how quickly she had learnt the rules and game play.

“Amy has been in really good form in the scrimmages and she’s come a long way in a short period of time,” Harper said.

“The coaches have been terrific for her, her teammates have helped her all the way but the bottom line is that most of the work has been done by her.

“She brings a lot of speed into our team and it’s a great story now.

“We feel confident we can pick her and she’ll add value to the team.”

Adelaide will announce its squad for the match against Essendon tonight (Thursday) at 5.50pm.

The final team will then be released on Friday at 4.30pm.

Adelaide hosts Essendon at Unley Oval on Sunday at 12.35pm.

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