I’ve no real interest in afl. Their is athleticism is impressive but that’s really it. It’s somewhere where between rugby league and basketball for me.
It’s a huge pity for mayo to lose this lad. He looked like a lad who’d really attract people to the game. He could really play.
I wouldnt rule anything out the way Collison is spending money up there.
I feel like this post should be preserved somewhere.
Its only a matter of time before the FRC change the scoring system to mirror the old International Rules one - 6 pointer for a goal, 3 pointer for an ‘over’ and 1 pointer for kicking it wide 
It’s absolutely galling the GAA haven’t made a better fist of All Ireland weekends.
The sum total of attempts to capture the publics imagination for the weekend is Des Cahill grinning like a bufoon on Up For The Match.
Lads who went and never played a senior game - taken from this wikipedia page
| Year linked with AFL | Player | GAA | Initial VFL/AFL club | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Eugene King | Footscray | |||
| 1983 | Glenn Earley | Melbourne | Was not successful. Returned to Ireland. | ||
| 1985 | James Fahy | Dublin | Melbourne | ||
| 1988 | Tom Grehan | Roscommon | Melbourne | ||
| 1989 | Niall Buckley | Kildare | Melbourne | ||
| 1989 | Colin Corkery | Cork | Carlton* | ||
| 1989 | Colm McManamon | Mayo | Geelong* | ||
| 1990 | Anthony Tohill | Derry | Melbourne | Broke his leg playing Aussie Rules and returned to Ireland in 1991. | [74] |
| 2001 | Kevin Devine | Dublin | Melbourne | ||
| 2001 | Bernie Collins | Cork | Western Bulldogs | ||
| 2002 | Nicholas Walsh | Cavan | Melbourne | ||
| 2002 | Declan O’Mahoney | Dublin | Sydney | ||
| 2004 | Aisake Ó hAilpín | Cork | Carlton | Brother of Setanta, and better known as a hurler. He returned to Ireland in 2009, then returned to Melbourne in 2011, where he played suburban club football. | [5] |
| 2005 | Seán Cavanagh | Tyrone | Brisbane | [75] | |
| 2005 | Brendan Quigley | Laois | Brisbane | ||
| 2006 | Cathal Corr | St Kilda | Played for Coburg Tigers in the VFL. | ||
| 2007 | Brendan Murphy | Carlow | Sydney | Decided to return to Ireland after injuries hindered his attempt to adapt to the new code. | [76] |
| 2007 | Kevin Dyas | Armagh | Collingwood | [77] | |
| 2007 | Michael Shields | Cork | Carlton | [5] | |
| 2007 | Conor Meredith | Laois | North Melbourne | ||
| 2008 | Kyle Coney | Tyrone | Sydney | ||
| 2008 | Brian Donnelly | Louth | Adelaide | ||
| 2008 | Ian Ryan | Limerick | Essendon | [78][79] | |
| 2008 | Carl Dias | Dublin | Adelaide | Trialled in Australia by Adelaide but not offered a rookie contract | [80] |
| 2008 | Chrissy McKaigue | Derry | Sydney | Hurler and footballer offered a rookie contract. Trialled in Australia by Sydney. Signed a rookie contract in September 2009. | [81][51] |
| 2008 | James Kielt | Derry | St Kilda | Trained with both St Kilda and North Melbourne.[82] | [83] |
| 2009 | David Moran | Kerry | St Kilda | [51] | |
| 2009 | Ger Cafferkey | Mayo | St Kilda | [51] | |
| 2009 | Paul Cribbin | Kildare | Collingwood | Agreed to join the club in 2010[84] | [85] |
| 2009 | Sean O’Kennedy | Donegal | Collingwood | [51] | |
| 2009 | James McCarthy | Dublin | North Melbourne | [51] | |
| 2009 | Barry Reilly | Cavan | North Melbourne | [51] | |
| 2010 | Paul Cribbin | Kildare | Collingwood Football Club | ||
| 2011 | John Heslin | Westmeath | Richmond | Returned home, citing homesickness as his reason to pursue a GAA career | |
| 2012 | Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin | Hawthorn | Decided for personal reasons to remain in Ireland where he wished to pursue a career with Castleknock and Dublin. | [86] |
| 2014 | Daniel Flynn | Kildare | Port Adelaide | Returned home citing homesickness | |
| 2014 | Padraig Lucey | Killarney | Geelong | ||
| 2014 | Cian Hanley | Mayo | Brisbane Lions | Brother of Pearce Hanley | |
| 2015 | Sean Hurley | Kildare | Fremantle | ||
| 2015 | Paddy Brophy | Kildare | West Coast Eagles | ||
| 2016 | Ray Connellan | Westmeath | St Kilda | Delisted at the end of the 2018 season, then played half a season for Essendon in the VFL | [87] |
| 2017 | Cillian McDaid | Galway | Carlton | Left at the end of the 2018 season to return to Ireland | [88] |
| 2018 | Red Óg Murphy | Sligo | North Melbourne | Left at the end of the 2019 season to return to Ireland | [89] |
| 2018 | Stefan Okunbor | Kerry | Geelong | Contract ended in 2021, returned to play for Kerry. | |
| 2019 | Luke Towey | Sligo | Gold Coast | [90] | |
| 2019 | Cian McBride | Meath | Essendon | Delisted | [91] |
| 2019 | Ross McQuillan[92] | Armagh | Essendon | Prevented by the COVID-19 pandemic from playing in cancelled reserve competition while there. | [93] |
| 2020 | Deividas Uosis | Dingle | Brisbane | Rookied but not offered a senior contract, delisted 2022 | |
| 2021 | Ultan Kelm | Fermanagh | Fremantle | Hip injury delayed rookie listing until 2022 | [94] |
| 2021 | Fionn O’Hara | Westmeath | Hawthorn | Learning his craft at Box Hill Hawks | [95] |
Its been dumbed down massively in the last few years with no Minor game and no Kilmacud Sevens.
Its a total joke with the ground 75% empty when the teams are running out.
Lads dont want to be in a stadium beforehand, its not the GAA way. They want pints and craic. Its simply how it is. The Minor game got a few in, but they were generally the supporters of those sides, and a few lads who’d start strolling in for the second half.
Its better that the competing counties have access to the more tickets, than the minor counties.
The GAA could try do more, but you’ll still get lads getting that last pint in ahead of the game.
I would put the jubilee team on at half time though, its such a simple thing.
You could also considering closing the gates 40 minutes before throw in. That’ll get them in.
Just spotted Red Óg in there 
Is Ian Ryan still kicking ball nowadays? Must be in his late 30s?
No, retired a few years I’d say. Was riddled with injuries.
Was actually coaching the Buttevant team that won the Cork Permier Junior last week.
Did a fair good job with them they were excellent
He’s well able to run. Probably around 6’1 or 6’2 already. At 17 he’ll probably grow another couple of inches on top of that. Heading over at 18 as well gives him plenty time to adapt to the Sherrin. Lot of lads headed over there when they were a few years older.
“Serious pace to burn”
How many of the young fellas games have you watched at all?
Why no Stynes’s on that list?
Did he ever play a senior game?
I presume the Glenn Earley in 1983 is actually Paul Earley from Roscommon
Just need Lee Keegan, Ciaran McDonald and Willie Joe Padden back now and the All-Ireland is in the bag.
Getting the old band back together, is that for the Masters competition