Aisling Utri

Aisling Utri (born 21 March 1998) is an Australian-Born Irish Australian rules footballer and Field Hockey player.

She played with the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's from 2018 to 2020 helping them win the clubs first AFLW Premiership playing in the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final.

Utri played with the Australian National Field Hockey Team before switching to Ireland in 2026 joining club Railway Union and making her Ireland debut in June 2026 before being called up to their squad for the 2026 World Cup.

AFLW Utri played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Utri was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a rookie signing in August 2017 due to her career in field hockey. She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. In round 4 Utri received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award after recording 18 disposals in her side's win over .

Utri played in the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final helping the Bulldogs win their first Premiership

Utri played a total of 14 games scoring 7 goals, She announced she would sit out the 2020 season to focus on her Hockey career.

Field Hockey

Utri played for Australia at u21 level in 2019 before making her international debut in 2023 against India she went on to play 3 times for Australia scoring in a 4-2 win over India.

She played in Hockey One for Hockey Club Melbourne playing from 2019-2025 she played 30 times scoring 11 goals.

Utri moved to Ireland with her sister Ciara joining club Railway Union where she played in the Women's Euro Hockey League becoming the first player to play in the EHL and the AFLW and helped Railway win the AIG Irish Senior Cup for the third consecutive year and the Women's Irish Hockey League scoring 11 goals in just 6 league games.

Her Irish mother made her eligible to represent the Ireland national team she made her international debut against The Netherlands in the FIH Pro League.

She was called up to manager Gareth Grundie's squad for the 2026 World Cup in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Personal Life Her mother grew up in Dublin before moving to Melbourne in her late twenties, and the family frequently returned to Ireland during Aisling’s childhood.

Her younger sister Ciara is also a hockey player who has played for the Australia u21 National Team in Hockey and plays with Aisling at Railway Union.