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Authored by: Stephen Alomes
on Thursday, November 13 2008 @ 01:15 pm ACDT

The Age has an even longer article today, Thursday, on the training camp and its coverage by Irish journalists and a TV crew from Ireland making a documentary.

'Irish are running hot' by
Dan Silkstone | November 13, 2008

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/irish-are-running-hot/2008/11/12/1226318743800.html

The GAA has been very critical, as an amateur sport, of the role of Ricky Nixon, and of other player agents, who they see as rather like pirates coming to take their best. In October they raised the question with the AFL about what could be done about it.

Unfortunately, in a capitalist society, nothing.

While the theme of today's article is the talent of the Irish boys, the economic opportunities and for them the appeal of the climate (some people like 30 degrees C plus), the historical reality is that so far not many players have made it.

In the AFL Record for the Test series, an article on Jim Stynes, the Irish Brownlow Medallist and now president of Melbourne FC, has a breakout box (p54) on those who have come.

It lists 15 players between 1985 and 2007 and only Stynes (254 games), Sean Wight, who grew up in Ireland (150), and Tadgh Kennelly (158) games have been great successes.

Three other players Setanta O'Hailpin (46), Colm Begley (29) and Marty Clarke (34) are the only ones in double figures and the first two are on the way out, and the third is the rising star.

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Stephen Alomes

Footy trade between nations

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Tuesday, December 09 2008 @ 05:12 pm ACDT

Tommy Walsh has arrived for his 10 day trial with St Kilda.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/saints-be-praised-young-walsh-has-arrived/2008/12/05/1228257324710.html

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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