AFL Invasion

[Rossfan]

Longford lad Matt Duffy said to be signed up for Carlton.

[twohands!!!]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41208886.html

Ballincollig and Cork U20 footballer Liam O'Connell has signed an AFL contract with St Kilda and will make the move over to Australia in the next fortnight.

Last week Carlton signed Kerry's Rob Monaghan and Longford's Matthew Duffy on two-year international rookie contracts.

[Blowitupref]

The latest potential AFL recruits are Cork's Conor Corbett, Galway's James McLoughlin, Down's Odhran Murdock and Tyrone's Eoin McElholm all will spend two weeks Down Under and are expected to visit a number of clubs who could have an interest in signing them professionally.

The quartet have been involved in ongoing trials and a network in Ireland established by the AFL for potential recruits. In recent weeks, Longford's Matthew Duffy and Kerry's Rob Monaghan have been signed by Carlton, while Cork's Liam O'Connell has joined St Kilda. That trio had been observed by clubs at recent trials in Dublin.

[Maroon Manc]

The latest potential AFL recruits are Cork's Conor Corbett, Galway's James McLoughlin, Down's Odhran Murdock and Tyrone's Eoin McElholm all will spend two weeks Down Under and are expected to visit a number of clubs who could have an interest in signing them professionally.

The quartet have been involved in ongoing trials and a network in Ireland established by the AFL for potential recruits. In recent weeks, Longford's Matthew Duffy and Kerry's Rob Monaghan have been signed by Carlton, while Cork's Liam O'Connell has joined St Kilda. That trio had been observed by clubs at recent trials in Dublin.

Corbett is probably the best minor I've seen since Clifford, McLaughlin not far behind him but both have suffered so many injuries since 2019.

[yellowcard]

Murdoch would be a huge loss for Down if he went. They badly lack that type of big physical athlete around midfield and he looked a good prospect. But it is hard to blame any lad for going out to give it a try. What sort of money would a rookie and full time professional earn out there?

[Rossfan]

Read somewhere average AFL salary is around Aus$400k c €240k.
A few got up to a Million$ so...
Rookies prob get around €20k average I'd suspect.

[Wildweasel74]

Derry still waiting on C Brown coming home, no luck for another further 2 yrs if ever.

[twohands!!!]

Read somewhere average AFL salary is around Aus$400k c €240k.
A few got up to a Million$ so...
Rookies prob get around €20k average I'd suspect.

The international rookie minimum is at least €50k per year plus there are a fair few perks/allowances guaranteed as well.
It means even the lads who go for two years on rookie contracts can come back with a nice chunk of change especially for lads around 18/19/20.
Heard before that Tuohy was definitely a Euro millionaire and that Mark O'Connor will likely end up one if he signs another contract.
Salaries in the women's game were doubled last year or the year before so while it's nowhere near to what the men can make - it's not a bad earner for a few month's work.
The minimum salary in the women's game works out about €24k per season which when you consider the length of their season (about 4 months including pre-season) is not too shabby.
There's going to be no change in the flow of lads or lasses willing to get it a go any time soon.

[TabClear]

Read somewhere average AFL salary is around Aus$400k c €240k.
A few got up to a Million$ so...
Rookies prob get around €20k average I'd suspect.

The international rookie minimum is at least €50k per year plus there are a fair few perks/allowances guaranteed as well.
It means even the lads who go for two years on rookie contracts can come back with a nice chunk of change especially for lads around 18/19/20.
Heard before that Tuohy was definitely a Euro millionaire and that Mark O'Connor will likely end up one if he signs another contract.
Salaries in the women's game were doubled last year or the year before so while it's nowhere near to what the men can make - it's not a bad earner for a few month's work.
The minimum salary in the women's game works out about €24k per season which when you consider the length of their season (about 4 months including pre-season) is not too shabby.
There's going to be no change in the flow of lads or lasses willing to get it a go any time soon.

Conor Nash has moved onto another level with Hawthorn this year as well, He has been one of their best players albeit in a transitioning team.

[trailer]

Conor McKenna signed a new two year deal. Mckenna deal

[ONeill]

Good performance there today by McKenna in the second quarter. Don't know enough about the sport but it looks like he's a key player in that team?

[ck]

Good performance there today by McKenna in the second quarter. Don't know enough about the sport but it looks like he's a key player in that team?

Heard today that there are over 40 Irish players, make and female, in Australia on contracts at the moment. You can hardly blame them but that's a huge number of players

[stephenite]

Good performance there today by McKenna in the second quarter. Don't know enough about the sport but it looks like he's a key player in that team?

Absolutely he's key in that team - he's so easy on the eye with the oval ball in hand. Looks more natural than most of the Aussies. Has had a stellar year. So has Callum Brown, but he'll have nightmares over the loss to Collingwood

[imtommygunn]

Good performance there today by McKenna in the second quarter. Don't know enough about the sport but it looks like he's a key player in that team?

Heard today that there are over 40 Irish players, make and female, in Australia on contracts at the moment. You can hardly blame them but that's a huge number of players

Is there not considerably more women than men though? I would imagine that's minimum 60-40 skewed towards the women.

McKenna obviously a good one. I think Tyrone are maybe finding out how instrumental he was to their AI win when he was on form.

[twohands!!!]

Examiner had an article a week or two back saying either 31 or 33 Irish women were playing in the women's league this year meaning 6% of the entire women's league is Irish.

Also saw a headline recently (think that might have been the Examiner as well) that the minimum wage for women was going to double/increase significantly next year or the year after making it an even more attractive for Irish women. Although it will make it more attractive for the local women as well.