I learned the fundamentals of playing in a team, but most of all, basketball gave me the platform to just be myself.When I was on the court, nothing else seemed to matter.However, the time is right for me to let basketball go.I am comfortable with that position, as too are my parents, which has made my decision to pursue an AFLW career all the more easier.Their blessing makes me feel supported, because I know they have backed me in to make the right decision.In many ways, basketball has helped me to find footy. I was just in awe.Collingwood’s facilities are amazing – but this was a completely different level. Unless agreed in writing from FAN+.Travel and accommodation are not included, unless specified in the experience description.This experience can be utilised for any other capital city in Australia, but all travel costs (flights, accommodation, meals, transport) are to be paid by the purchaser of this experience in addition to the experience fee.An identification check may be required prior to or on the day of the experience. We headed back home and had two weeks to reach a decision as to where I would commit my basketball future.In the end, I opted to commit to Virginia Commonwealth University – it marked a moment I had worked so hard for throughout my entire high school life.All those early morning starts, and weekends spent away from friends so that I could compete at I had finally made it on a basketball court, yet at the exact same time, footy was becoming more and more of a present in my life as well.I fell in love with the game, and despite everything I ever worked towards in basketball, I knew my heart belonged to another sport.So in the end I told Virginia CU I wasn’t going to be hopping on that flight.A few weeks later, I would be walking into Holden Centre as a Magpie after Collingwood parted with their first overall selection (#3) in the 2017 AFLW draft.And I can honestly say, it has been the best summer ever.I’ve never had so much fun playing sport and I don’t regret my decision to walk away from basketball for one second.The AFLW competition is becoming more popular by the day, and I am committed to working hard in a bid to forge a 10+ year career playing “my new sport”.Winning the AFLW rising star nomination for round one was a tremendous boost of confidence.Sometimes when you go so high in the draft, people have high expectations for you, so it has been nice to match that with my opening round performances.Each day I am working as hard as I possibly can, and absolutely loving being part of what we are building at Collingwood. By clicking 'Accept' on this banner or using our site you accept our use of cookies.
She made her league debut in round 1, 2017 in a match against Molloy was the youngest player to also be selected in the 2018 A week-and-a-half later, she also won Collingwood's AFLW best and fairest award,In May 2018, Molloy was re-signed by Collingwood for the For the 2019 season Molloy took on a new role working alongside Collingwood list manager and performance analyst Jess Burger as an opposition analyst.In April 2019, Molloy re-signed with Collingwood for the Molloy playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018