# AFL

This month

March 2023

# Let off the Laois

Zach Tuohy kicks Geelong's first two goals of new AFL season but champions fall short

Collingwood came out on top of a thrilling battle at the MCG.

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Mar 17th 2023, 1:10 PM

# irish down under

The Irish players to watch in the 2023 AFL season

The AFL season kicks off this week.

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Mar 15th 2023, 6:30 AM

This year

2023

# new chapter

Kilkenny's Darragh Joyce joins Brisbane Lions in AFL switch

The 2014 All-Ireland minor-winning hurling captain previously spent six seasons at St Kilda.

5.7k

Jan 23rd 2023, 1:14 PM

# Land down under

Cork player Mark Keane returning to Australia to resume AFL career

Keane won an All-Ireland junior club hurling medal last weekend in Croke Park.

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Updated

Jan 20th 2023, 12:51 PM

Last year

2022

# AFL

Conor McKenna returns to AFL with Brisbane Lions

Tyrone star has signed a one-year deal.

4.6k

Nov 18th 2022, 11:45 AM

# Man at Work

St Kilda enter AFL club race to sign Tyrone's McKenna - reports

McKenna was part of Tyrone’s Sam Maguire triumph in 2021.

5.8k

Nov 8th 2022, 2:27 PM

# Pen to Paper

AFL champion Tuohy signs contract extension with Geelong Cats

Tuohy made his 250th appearance in the AFL last month.

4.8k

Oct 24th 2022, 7:31 AM

# Aussies on the road

AFL champions flock to Kerry as Dingle cruise past Crokes to secure semi-final spot

Geelong’s Mark O’Connor played the entire game as Dingle secured a ten-point victory.

37.9k

Oct 8th 2022, 9:36 PM

# more than a game

'You look down at kids with tears in their eyes, then you look up and the adults are crying too'

AFL champion Mark O’Connor on the Grand Final, a mixed season and playing for Dingle.

40.0k

Oct 8th 2022, 9:02 AM

# new chapter

Kerry legend Kennelly appointed academy head coach with GWS Giants

Tadhg Kennelly previously performed the role of identifying international talent for the AFL.

7.1k

Oct 6th 2022, 7:27 PM

# AFL

Wexford's O'Connor released by AFL outfit Sydney Swans

The Wexford footballer spent three years with the club.

9.6k

Sep 30th 2022, 1:06 PM

# AFL

AFL champion Mark O'Connor granted permission to play in Kerry county championship

The Dingle club man will be able to play in the quarter-final against Dr Crokes.

14.2k

Sep 28th 2022, 11:02 AM

# Aussie Rules

Irish glory in AFL Grand Final as Zach Tuohy and Mark O'Connor win with Geelong

Geelong Cats cruised to victory over Sydney Swans today.

32.3k

Sep 24th 2022, 11:00 AM

# Team news

Tuohy to make 250th appearance in AFL Grand Final with O'Connor listed as medical sub

The Laois native has been named to start for Geelong at the MCG on Saturday.

5.5k

Sep 22nd 2022, 12:13 PM

# One step away

The Wolf of Portlaoise: Zach Tuohy is an Irish sporting story that needs to be savoured

Zach Tuohy plays his 250th AFL game in the Grand Final on Saturday.

22.6k

Sep 21st 2022, 6:01 PM

# cian mcbride

AFL grant special dispensation as Meath footballer set to extend Essendon stint

The AFL granted an exemption due to exceptional circumstances.

7.6k

Sep 21st 2022, 5:17 PM

# Disturbing

AFL club hit by 'heartbreaking' claims of Indigenous family separations and abortion pressure

Hawthorn Football Club is at the centre of the latest racially tinged scandal to hit the AFL.

6.8k

Sep 21st 2022, 8:19 AM

# AFL

Tuohy on Portlaoise flag at the MCG: 'That was awesome. I am very proud of where I am from'

Sydney Swans secured a spot against Geelong in the AFL Grand Final next Saturday.

9.3k

Sep 17th 2022, 1:02 PM

# Hammering

Irish duo Tuohy and O'Connor celebrate as Geelong storm to AFL Grand Final

Geelong cruised past Brisbane to secure a spot in next week’s decider.

7.7k

Sep 16th 2022, 2:02 PM

# AFL

O'Connor an option to tag Brisbane star as Geelong name preliminary final team

Friday’s preliminary final sees Geelong play Brisbane Lions at the MCG.

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Sep 15th 2022, 11:03 AM

# AFL

Tuohy set for another AFL season, hopes McKenna joins to form an all-Irish half-backline

Tuohy’s Geelong play Brisbane in the preliminary final on Friday.

5.7k

Sep 13th 2022, 3:57 PM

# life and achievements

Resilient Colin O'Riordan showed what it takes to make it as an Irish player in the AFL

Tipperary’s Colin O’Riordan was forced to call time on his AFL career this week due to a chronic hip injury.

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Updated

Sep 4th 2022, 12:11 PM

# Onwards

Zach Tuohy closes in on 250 AFL games as Geelong advance to preliminary final

Kerry’s Mark O’Connor was a medical substitute and was introduced in the second quarter.

6.7k

Sep 3rd 2022, 12:01 PM

# AFL

Mark O'Connor omitted as Geelong name team for qualifying final

Laois native Zach Tuohy starts for Geelong on Saturday.

10.9k

Sep 1st 2022, 11:10 AM

# Comeback

David Power: 'If it is possible down the line, he will put on that blue and gold jersey again'

Colin O’Riordan has called time on his seven-year Aussie Rules career because of a chronic hip injury.

9.1k

Aug 29th 2022, 1:01 PM

# AFL

Several clubs circling as Tyrone's Conor McKenna eyes return to the AFL - reports

McKenna told the county panel he intends to return to Australia to play AFL again.

7.8k

Aug 29th 2022, 10:28 AM

# Colin O'Riordan

Tipperary star forced to call time on AFL career due to chronic hip injury

Colin O’Riordan played 34 games during a successful career Down Under.

26.2k

Aug 29th 2022, 8:26 AM

# AFL

Darragh Joyce departing St Kilda after six seasons

The former Kilkenny minor hurler has been de-listed by the club, but there is reportedly interest from other AFL clubs.

9.2k

Aug 26th 2022, 12:45 PM

# irish down under

Crunch time looms for the Irish in the AFL on and off the field

The AFL final series gets underway next week.

7.4k

Aug 23rd 2022, 6:15 PM

# Pen to Paper

Former Derry footballer agrees new AFL deal with Greater Western Sydney Giants

Limavady Callum Brown has earned a one-year extension, having made the move to Australia at the age of 18.

5.7k

Aug 12th 2022, 3:06 PM

# callum brown

'I've had talks about going home to Derry but I still want to show I can dominate in the AFL'

GWS Giants star Callum Brown chats about the AFL, scoring goals and Derry.

33.7k

Aug 7th 2022, 8:00 AM

# Land down under

Kerry's O'Connor signs new contract with AFL side Geelong until 2024

The Dingle native has thrived since switching from Gaelic football to Aussie Rules.

7.1k

Jul 19th 2022, 10:48 AM

# Aussie Rules

Irish duo help Geelong win top of the table AFL clash against champions Melbourne

Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor saw the Cats move top of the table.

4.9k

Jul 7th 2022, 2:01 PM

# brown and gold

Meath's Conor Nash signs two-year extension at Hawthorn

The new deal will take him up to the end of the 2024 season.

5.8k

Jun 21st 2022, 12:37 PM

# Tommy Walsh

'If he gets injury-free and gets a bit of luck, I'm sure he could have an impact'

Tommy Walsh discusses the return of Stefan Okunbor and Kerry’s form in 2022.

16.1k

Jun 7th 2022, 6:27 PM

# Irish in the AFL

‘It was jittery. I had one year left but they could have come and said it’s all over’

Meath native and Hawthorn AFL player Conor Nash charts his return to form in Australia.

31.7k

Jun 6th 2022, 8:00 AM

# Season seven

AFLW players to receive 94 percent pay rise with season set to start in August

Pre-season will start on June 13.

6.9k

May 19th 2022, 8:55 AM

# Louth and clear

'Gaelic football is at the centre. I took that obsessive thing from Australian rules'

Former AFL star Ciarán Byrne lines out for a resurgent Louth against Kildare today.

20.0k

May 1st 2022, 8:02 AM

# Sydney Swans

Colin O'Riordan out for 'a couple of weeks' from AFL action after eye poke

The club confirmed the Tipperary man needs to get his vision cleared and checked by specialists.

6.3k

Mar 31st 2022, 12:53 PM

# Mark O'Connor

'Five years is crazy to think about' - life in the AFL, following Kerry and home roots in Dingle

Mark O’Connor on a new season with Geelong, his old Kerry team-mates and connection to his home town.

26.9k

Mar 20th 2022, 12:02 PM