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Hawthorn Football Club announced today Irishman Conor Glass was added to its list, with the 18-year-old signing on as an International Category B rookie.

A talented Gaelic footballer, Glass has won three Ulster club minor titles with the Watty Graham team, as well as two MacRory crowns and a Hogan Cup victory with St Patrick's, Maghera.

Glass hails from Maghera in Northern Ireland and has been on the Hawks’ radar for the past few years, having previously made three trips to Australia to visit Waverley Park.

At 189cm tall and boasting excellent skills on both sides of his body, Glass is a likely utility prospect for the Hawks.

Hawthorn Recruiting and List Manager Graham Wright said the Irishman is an exciting pick up for the club.

“Conor has been on our radar for some time now and we are thrilled that he is finally a Hawthorn player,” he said.

“He is a good mark of the round ball and has shown great skills on both side of his body.

“Now it will be a matter of him honing these skills with an oval ball and learning the game of AFL,” Wright said.

Glass is currently undertaking his high school studies and is due to graduate in June 2016.

Hawthorn and Glass will work together to arrange a date for his relocation to Australia following the completion of his studies.

In the interim, HawksTV’s interview with Glass can be found here.

Fellow Irishman Daniel Flynn was today officially delisted at Port Adelaide.  Flynn was homesick in 2014 and returned home part way through the season.  He returned and played out the season in the SANFL.  He then decided he was quitting early in 2015 before the start of the season and remained in Ireland rather than returning to Port Adelaide citing homesickness.