Will the Saints still be interested in the Irish.......

[borderbarry]

Will the Saints still be interested in the Irish recruits, now that Archie has moved on?
In particular Tommy Welsh (correct me if I have the name wrong), the lad who came over and spent a week with us but was too late in getting the application or whatever in with the AFL. Does anyone have any info on how he went in the week he spent with us? Did he impress?

[GrumpyOne]

Will the Saints still be interested in the Irish recruits, now that Archie has moved on?
In particular Tommy Welsh (correct me if I have the name wrong), the lad who came over and spent a week with us but was too late in getting the application or whatever in with the AFL. Does anyone have any info on how he went in the week he spent with us? Did he impress?

Thought Archie was Scottish.

[thirty-seven!?]

Will the Saints still be interested in the Irish recruits, now that Archie has moved on?
In particular Tommy Welsh (correct me if I have the name wrong), the lad who came over and spent a week with us but was too late in getting the application or whatever in with the AFL. Does anyone have any info on how he went in the week he spent with us? Did he impress?

Thought Archie was Scottish.

Yeah, but it was him that had all the connections over in Ireland...

I hope so, but its an interesting question!!

[F_Q_F]

I didn't think Walsh came over because the Gaelic grand-final had to be replayed or something similar.

[borderbarry]

You are correct. That is why he came over too late to be considered for this season, but he still spent a week with the Saints.

[F_Q_F]

You are correct. That is why he came over too late to be considered for this season, but he still spent a week with the Saints.

Ah ok I didn't realise he still came over.

Hopefully someone on here can give us an idea to how he went.

[axcellence]

There was some newspaper weasly words (don't trust the whole "as we understand" basis to justify rumours) saying he didn't want to come back.

[borderbarry]

Pity we still cant ask Archie.

[axcellence]

Here's the actual link

he group did not, however, include highly-rated Kerry youngster Tommy Walsh, who trained with St Kilda last year but is said by local media to have "cooled on the idea of going to Australia".

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 77556.html

[saintbrat]

Pity we still cant ask Archie.

mail Michael

saintscentral.com.au

[saintly]

Pity we still cant ask Archie.

mail Michael

saintscentral.com.au

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mail michael has not been answering any questions for the last month,

slack i say.

[undecided]

For those with Foxtel/Austar, Kerry ( that's who Tom Walsh plays for right?) are playing tonight coverage starts at 10pm on setanta. I think taigh kenelly plays for Kerry aswell, might be interesting to watch

[PJ]

No we don't want him - he has an extremely bad hair do.

[kosifantutti23]

Tommy Walsh only played for 10 minutes before sustaining an ankle injury.

Looked like a good mover for his size and good skills. They referred to him as the next big thing in Kerry football.

[undecided]

Tommy Walsh only played for 10 minutes before sustaining an ankle injury.

Looked like a good mover for his size and good skills. They referred to him as the next big thing in Kerry football.

Not if we have anything to do with it

[n1ck]

IIRC he won the 'Best Young Player' award for the competition last season?

[ace]

I think it is going to be more a case of the Irish still being interested in the Saints.
A press report at the time he returned to Ireland gave me the impression that he was happy to have come and seen how AFL players train but had never intended to take leaving Gaelic football seriously.