Orla O'Dwyer (born 15 July 1998) is an Irish Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

O'Dwyer was born in Sydney, Australia[1] where her parents stayed for 4 years until they moved Orla to Ireland at the age of 1 and raised in Killenaule in County Tipperary.

Orla played open age camogie and ladies' Gaelic football, representing Tipperary GAA in both and captaining in the former.

[5] Intending to use her Australian citizenship as a means to return to her country of birth, O'Dwyer signed up for the Crosscoders program which identified talented athletes to try out for professional clubs in Australia and signed by the Brisbane Lions as an other sport rookie 2019.

[4] O'Dwyer made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 1 game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 8 February 2020.