Jordyn Allen

Jordyn Allen (born 6 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

State football Allen played junior football with boys at Rye Demons in the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League.

Allen was selected for the 2017 AFL Women's Under 18 All-Australian team.

Allen started the 2018 season as a top AFLW draft prospect. For a second consecutive season, she played for and captained Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. At the end of the season, she won the club's best and fairest award In July, Allen captained Vic Country in the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships. Allen also played five games in 2018 for Casey Demons in the VFL Women's (VFLW), twice being named in the club's best players. She made her debut in the club's loss against Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in the opening round of the 2019 season. In her debut season, Allen played as a defender. For the 2019 season she moved forward into the midfield and scored her first professional goal against Carlton in round 5. Allen was awarded a Rising Star nomination following her performance in Collingwood's six-point victory over Brisbane at Victoria Park in round 7, their only win of the season. In the match she collected 10 disposals, took six marks, and laid three tackles. Following the season in which she played all seven matches, in April 2019, she signed a new deal with Collingwood ahead of the 2020 season. Following AFL Women's season seven, Allen won Collingwood's AFLW best and fairest award.

Personal life Allen grew up in Rye on the Mornington Peninsula. She finished her VCE exams the day before her first professional pre-season campaign.

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