FORMER DUBLIN UNDERAGE star James Madden scored a brilliant goal for Brisbane Lions in what was just his second AFL game.
Madden’s goal arrived in the third quarter of the Lions’ 102-74 win over Richmond, the Dubliner showcasing his superb turn of pace before splitting the posts.
Madden, 21, previously represented Dublin in both hurling and Gaelic football at minor level and also played for the county’s U20 footballers.
The Ballyboden man attended the European Combine in UCD in December 2017, where he broke the all-time AFL Draft Combine 20-metre sprint record, recording a time of 2.69 seconds.
Talk about jets!
— AFL (@AFL) May 21, 2021
James Madden's first goal in the AFL was magnificent!#FootyOhWhatAFeeling | #AFLLionsTigers pic.twitter.com/fjmR2vMkmm
He subsequently joined the Brisbane Lions in August 2018. He signed a contract extension with the club one year later, and featured 16 times in the North North East Australian Football League before stepping up to the senior side, making his senior AFL debut earlier this month in a 93-44 win over Port Adelaide
Madden won a Leinster minor medal with Dublin in 2017, and played centre-forward for the Dublin the U20 team that reached the Leinster football final a year later.
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