A new romance and a US wedding: two footy couples kick goals in the game of love

Richmond AFLW star Katie Brennan has tied the knot with her long time partner in America while North Melbourne’s Curtis Taylor has set tongues wagging over a rumoured new romance.

AFLW star Katie Brennan wed Olivia Christie in Palm Springs. Pic: Instagram

Looks like a new footy couple has emerged.

North Melbourne player Curtis Taylor appears to have soft-launched his relationship with Hannah Ilhan.s

Ilhan is the daughter of the late “Crazy John” mobile phone tycoon John Ilhan and respected businesswoman and philanthropist Patricia Ilhan.

Taylor posted a happy image of himself and Ilhan to social media on Friday as part of a dump of recent photos.

North Melbourne’s Curtis Taylor with Hannah Ilhan. Picture: Instagram

Curtis Taylor in action for the Kangaroos. Picture: Michael Klein.

The image was met with delight from friends, including Brooke Warne.

Ilhan posted under the photo “so cute” with a white love heart emoji.

The Warne and Ilhan families are close friends.

Taylor has been recovering from a back injury and is yet to get a game with North this year.

Meanwhile, Richmond AFLW star Katie Brennan has tied the knot with her longtime partner, property developer, Olivia Christie.

The couple wed in Palm Springs in America on April 5.

The newlyweds shared a stunning image of their happy union to social media on Saturday evening.

Richmond AFLW star Katie Brennan and Olivia Christie wed in Palm Springs. Picture: Instagram

Katie Brennan and Olivia Christie at the 2021 AFLW Awards. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Brennan is one of the biggest names in AFLW and captained both the Western Bulldogs and the Tigers.

The couple met when KB.Performance, the fitness company Brennan founded, conducted fitness training for Christie’s workplace.

The couple share a passion for health and wellbeing and business.

They became engaged in December 2021 at Jackalope Hotel on the Mornington Peninsula.