Thursday 29 October 2020
Mark O’Connor on the Irish interest in next Saturday’s AFL Grand Final with his club Geelong after a strange and dramatic season.
Geelong defeated Brisbane Lions in the second AFL preliminary final today.
After today’s win over Collingwood, a Grand Final place will be at stake in next week’s Brisbane Lions clash.
Brid Stack is making the move for the 2021 season.
Port Adelaide ran out 58-42 winners against Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor’s side.
The Laois and Kerry duo will be in action for Geelong against Port Adelaide in the first qualifying final.
On Friday, Zach Tuohy became the second Irish player after Jim Stynes to reach the 200 appearance mark in the AFL.
McKenna had six years with the Bombers.
Lauren Magee has become the latest Irish player confirmed for the new AFLW season.
Tuohy and Irish team-mate Mark O’Connor were part of a success that saw Geelong have 60 points to spare over Port Adelaide.
The Kerry and Laois natives featured in Geelong’s 59-point win over St Kilda.
Grace and Niamh Kelly will return to the Eagles after impressing in their debut season.
McKenna helped his side defeat Adelaide Crows 62-59.
Sinéad Goldrick has been offered a second year at Melbourne – the question is whether she will go again.
There are 12 Irish players currently on the books of Melbourne clubs.
McKenna’s club Essendon face Collingwood this Friday night.
The Kerry and Laois players saw their team cruise past Hawthorn in today’s Round 2 clash.
Richmond and Collingwood played out a 36-36 draw this morning at the MCG.
Around 2,000 fans will attend Port Adelaide’s clash against rivals Adelaide on Saturday.
The 2005 Premiership winner is the club’s latest high-profile casualty following cuts due to Covid-19.
Kerry’s Stefan Okunbor on recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon and adjusting to Aussie Rules.
Several Irish players have been impacted by the massive pay cuts.
The Tipperary native and his Sydney Swans team-mates have had plenty to contend with this year.
Kerry’s Mark O’Connor on the AFL season being shut down after Saturday’s game with Geelong.
The decision was taken yesterday to shut down the AFL action.
The round one games today will be the last for a while in Aussie Rules.
Elsewhere in the AFL, Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor lined out for Geelong.
There was plenty of Irish representation in what is a revamped AFLW season this morning.
Richmond beat Carlton as this year’s campaign began in a strange atmosphere at the MCG.
The new season goes ahead tomorrow in Australia.
State Leagues around Australia will begin in May, but Gillon McLachlan will meet with stakeholders in the next 24 hours to decide if this weekend’s AFL openers go ahead.
The women’s Aussie Rules league is continuing behind closed doors this weekend.
‘I’ve never played the sport, everyone else has 13 years playing it. They will be more efficient, more technical but still, I just know I will get the better of them.’
Dublin duo Sinéad Goldrick and Niamh McEvoy were on the winning side as Melbourne beat Rowe and Aishling Sheridan’s Collingwood.
Dingle’s Deividas Uosis is to focus on Australian Rules.
Brian Fenton also discusses the time he was dropped from the Dublin minor panel by Dessie Farrell.
McKenna has been playing with Essendon since October 2014.
Tipperary star Aisling McCarthy led the Irish contingent Down Under.
The new AFLW season got underway with no fewer than 18 Irish players on the books.
Fremantle’s Áine Tighe will undergo surgery next week as she stays in Australia to rehab.
