The Dungannon man helped Brisbane Lions to their first premiership in 21 years. Conor McKenna joins Tadhg Kennelly as only the second player in history to win both an All-Ireland and an AFL Premiership after Brisbane Lions overcame Sydney Swans in the grand final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Lions, who narrowly lost in last […]

1 year ago

Tommy Walsh is enjoying life as a club footballer for now. In 2009 the Kerryman headed Down Under with the world at his feet. He had the pick of the AFL clubs and eventually it was St Kilda who won the race to secure his signature. He’d spend two years there in Melbourne before transferring […]

8 years ago

Conor McKenna of Essendon Football Club has been referred directly to the AFL tribunal for “serious misconduct”. Tyrone native Conor McKenna is likely to be cited by an AFL tribunal after allegedly biting an opponent during a clash between Essendon and Western Bulldogs on Sunday. The AFL confirmed on Monday that McKenna has been referred […]

8 years ago

Goosebumps. We’ve all seen teasers and trailers for movies and TV shows and sporting events and, well, practically everything at this point. Which makes this teaser all the better, as Malkovich arrives at the beginning of it by making fun of the very idea of teaser trailers, before delivering the most awe-inspiring narration over the […]

8 years ago

The base wage for an AFL rookie in 2015 was ¢55,000. That is €38,000. More than any promising Gaelic football star is going to make in Ireland, no matter how generous his college scholarship. It is not all about the money, of course. As Zach Tuohy spelled out on The GAA Hour recently, the life of […]

10 years ago

Jesus, this is brutal

11 years ago