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The West Coast Eagles had been watching young Irish product, Paddy Brophy, since his match for the European Legion in 2013. In October this year the club selected Brophy to be a Rookie B List player, and the first international selected by the club in this manner.

According to the club’s website “he has worked hard on his skills which is shown in the fact that Paddy won the Clean Hands test at the AFL Combine with a score of 26/30 and also scored 25/30 in the goalkicking test.”

Brophy says ““I’m really pleased to have finally chosen a club and look forward to starting at West Coast Eagles and making the most of my opportunity,” he said. “Hopefully one day I will be playing for them in the AFL. I was very impressed with both the club and Perth as a place to live in my short visit and whilst I’m taking on a big move, I’m excited at the prospect and can’t wait to get underway.”
The Eagles’ website also adds “with his size and athleticism, the recruiting staff believes he has the potential to play a number of roles and he has strong competitiveness to go with his work ethic.”

The following video will give an insight into the talented Brophy’s abilities.


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