World Footy News

Tadhg Kennelly is set to announce his retirement from the Sydney Swans and AFL football this afternoon at a scheduled press conference at 3.30 pm. Reports of his return home were reported here and denied by the Swans and by Kennelly himself in the past two weeks. Obviously the cat was let out of the bag early and further reports last week suggested that the Swan's players had already held a send off party for him, again the Swans denied his departure. But it seems that with Paul Roos' return to the club this week, Kennelly has had a sit down with the coach to inform him that he will be returning home to Ireland.

His departure would seem to make it less likely that Kyle Coney will return to the Swans despite Kennelly saying last week that he thought there was still some chance of his return. Kennelly's presence may have been the best tool the Swans have at their disposal to both encourage him to return and to help him to settle in. In fact it is possible that Coney's decision not to return to Sydney may have been prompted by the revelation of Kennelly's plans prior to Christmas.