Local football star Maddy Collier has announced her retirement from the AFLW, ending a decade-long career.

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Born and raised in Nowra, Collier discovered her love for football after watching her older brother play.

"It quickly became something I loved, and I never looked back," she said

Collier first pulled on a Sydney Swans guernsey in a women's exhibition game in 2016, before joining the GWS for the AFLW's inaugural season in 2017, becoming the first player from NSW and the ACT selected for the new competition.

She spent six seasons playing w

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