Gabby O'Sullivan
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1994)}}
{{distinguish|Gabby Sullivan}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Gabby O'Sullivan
| image = Gabby O'Sullivan 2019.1.jpg
| caption = O'Sullivan playing for Fremantle in January 2019
| fullname = Gabrielle O'Sullivan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|03|21|df=y}}
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| debutdate = Round 1, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| debutopponent = {{AFLW|WB}}
| debutstadium = VU Whitten Oval
| height = 167 cm
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| position = Forward / midfielder
| currentclub = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| guernsey = 9
| years1 = 2017–
| club1 = {{AFLW|Fre}}
| games_goals1 = 74 (28)
| statsend = the 2024 season
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Gabrielle O'Sullivan (born 21 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's. She is also a former basketball player.
Basketball career
O'Sullivan made her debut in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2011 for the Perth Redbacks. In 2013, she moved to the United States to play college basketball for the College of Coastal Georgia (CCGA). She spent three seasons at CCGA, graduating in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.coastalgeorgiasports.com/roster/14/2/693.php|title=Gabby O'Sullivan – 2015–16 Women's Basketball Roster|work=coastalgeorgiasports.com|access-date=13 September 2017}} During this time, she continued to play in the SBL for the Redbacks.{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-5011-0-0-0&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=33802991|title=SBL season preview – Perth Redbacks|work=SportsTG.com|date=12 March 2015|access-date=13 September 2017}}{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Chris|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5011-83380-444191-23096629&sID=78732&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=41845436|title=Women's SBL Season Preview – Perth Redbacks|work=SportsTG.com|date=17 March 2016|access-date=13 September 2017}} In 2017, she joined the Perry Lakes Hawks and won an SBL championship.{{cite web|url=http://sbl.asn.au/2017/09/01/farnworth-inspires-perry-lakes-to-seventh-womens-sbl-championship/|title=FARNWORTH INSPIRES PERRY LAKES TO SEVENTH WOMEN'S SBL CHAMPIONSHIP|work=SBL.asn.au|date=1 September 2017|access-date=13 September 2017}} Her final season in the SBL with the Hawks came in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Gabby-OSullivan/Australia/Perry-Lakes-Hawks/222608?Women=1|title=Gabby O'Sullivan|work=australiabasket.com|access-date=28 August 2022|url-access=subscription}}
Football career
Upon returning to Australia after graduating from CCGA, O'Sullivan was intrigued by the hype surrounding women's football and was convinced by her father John to play for East Fremantle – the club he represented in league football on 133 occasions.{{cite web|url=http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2016-09-14/osullivan-a-freo-docker-by-chance|title=O'Sullivan a Freo Docker by chance|date=14 September 2016|work=fremantleFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|access-date=2 September 2017}} She impressed for the Sharks, and as a result, her name made its way to Fremantle women's head coach Michelle Cowan. O'Sullivan was recruited by Fremantle as a pre-draft rookie selection, and made her debut in a thirty-two point loss to the {{AFLW|WB}} at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-teams-round-1-full-sides-named-for-inaugural-round-of-afl-womens-competition/news-story/2074512b6a2a374781cb5f3a23447d70|title=AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition|date=3 February 2017|work=Fox Sports (Australia)|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=2 September 2017}} She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Gabby%2BO%25E2%2580%2599Sullivan/19940|title=Gabby O'Sullivan|work=AustralianFootball.com|access-date=2 September 2017}}
In August 2022, to open the AFL Women's season seven, O'Sullivan played her 50th game for Fremantle.{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1208853/50-sullivan-i-never-want-to-leave-|title=50'Sullivan: 'I never want to leave!'|date=27 August 2022|work=fremantleFC.com.au|access-date=28 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1208854/50-sullivan-a-bittersweet-milestone-moment|title=50'Sullivan: A bittersweet milestone moment|date=27 August 2022|work=fremantleFC.com.au|access-date=28 August 2022}}
Personal life
O'Sullivan has an identical twin sister.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawksbasketball.com.au/people/gabby-osullivan/|title=Gabby O'Sullivan|work=HawksBasketball.com.au|access-date=13 September 2017}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Fremplayer|link=gabby-osullivan}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Gabby%2BO%25E2%2580%2599Sullivan/19940}}
- [http://www.hawksbasketball.com.au/people/gabby-osullivan/ Gabby O'Sullivan] at hawksbasketball.com.au
- [http://www.coastalgeorgiasports.com/roster/14/2/693.php Gabby O'Sullivan] at coastalgeorgiasports.com.au
{{Fremantle AFL Women's player squad}}
{{Inaugural Fremantle AFL Women's team}}
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Category:Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia