World Footy News

During the 2005 AFL Grand Final, Tadhg Kennelly received a lot of publicity for his part in the Sydney Swans AFL premiership team.

While many talked up the "Luck of the Irish", the luck of the Kiwis runs just as strong. Of the ten or so New Zealand born players to feature in the VFL/AFL, almost half of them have tasted premiership glory.

The last New Zealander to play in a premiership was Wayne Schwass in 1996. Before him was Warren Jones with Carlton in 1982, Geelong's Joe Sellwood in 1937 and Richmond's Thomas O'Halloran in both 1932 and 1934. An enviable record indeed.

Croad, who has already had a couple of injury scares during the AFL finals series and is under an injury cloud but likely to make a Grand Final appearance. A premiership would add to Trent Croads growing AFL star status and impressive list of career achievements as reported earlier in the WFN article Kiwi Croad in the Big V on the big stage.