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Huh. This came up in a conversation at work this morning, with Geelong also looking at another Irish rookie.
Probably doesn’t bode well for Williams, unless the afl plans to increase list sizes and/or cat b spots
Ultan has had a good couple of years with Fermanagh. He’s a powerful athlete, very explosive with great speed. Interesting to see how he goes
Article on the Irishman from the end of last year:
www.irishexaminer.com
Fermanagh football star Ultan Kelm refusing to give up on AFL dream
Fremantle announced in October, 2021 that they intended to sign the then 21-year-old as a Category B rookie. But he soon suffered a hip injury.
www.irishexaminer.com
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Fermanagh football star Ultan Kelm refusing to give up on AFL dream
Fremantle announced in October, 2021 that they intended to sign the then 21-year-old as a Category B rookie. But he soon suffered a hip injury.
www.irishexaminer.com
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Jeez btwn Kelm and Bizzell, Williams' spot as a Cat B rookie is not secure at all. There's a player there, but we might have to wait too long for it to emerge.
Freeeeeeemantle.
I like that the club is continuing to look for talent in different places, low likelihood but it's a competitive landscape.
We must really like him, the clubs been trying to get him over for 3 years.
List Mgmt. - Welcome Ultan Kelm 🍀
I might be jumping the gun :) but apparently we are welcoming an Irish recruit. We need some luck 🍀 https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2021/02/12/news/ultan-kelm-targets-big-year-with-fermanagh-after-frustrating-2020-2218075/
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Half back would suit him well.
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From Gaeliclife -
FERMANAGH footballer Ultan Kelm is set to head Down Under tomorrow to participate in trials with AFL club Fremantle Dockers.
Kelm came close to joining the Western Australia club in 2021 as a Catergory B rookie but a recurring hip injury ended the Belleek speedster’s dream only two months after news broke that he had been snapped up.
The Erne Gaels clubman has made it clear in subsequent interviews that he hadn’t given up on the possibility of an AFL career, revealing to the Irish Times last December that, “It’s not a closed door from my end. It’s an opportunity that I would love to give a rattle to if the opportunity did arise.
“Once you hit 19 I think that’s nearly old to be going out there. But from my end, I’d like to think I’ve got experience. I’ve had an AFL ball in my hand for the last couple of years so I am not going out completely raw to it.”
Now it has emerged that he is set for a second shot at the AFL with the ‘Dockers’, a club with a rich history, hosting the state’s first organised game of Australian rules all the way back in 1881.
From Irish Times in 2021 -
Confirming the Fermanagh man’s recruitment back in October 2021, the club’s head of player personnel described Kelm, who had returned “off the charts” data in athletic trials, including a 2.8 second 20-metre sprint, as a “really good athlete” who was “incredibly motivated”.
Weeks later, however, a follow-up announcement appeared on the club’s website stating that they had come to an agreement to delay Kelm’s arrival.
The Erne Gaels talent had suffered a recurrence of a hip injury and, according to the club, a revised plan was put in place to allow him to recover at home before trialling again for a “permanent move and Category B listing for 2023″.
Kelm’s genuine love for the oval-ball game is apparent. Many recruits from the GAA have little or no interest in the AFL until they pitch up at a trial or combine. Kelm has kept on top of his skills, in the event that a move to Australia does materialise.
“To be honest, from my end, it was just a pure interest in it from when I picked up the Sherrin [ball] for the first time, it was a really satisfying kick and I thought it actually brought on my GAA kicking,” he said.
Kelm’s sprint time in testing was only bettered by former Kerry underage star Deividas Uosis, who signed with Brisbane Lions in 2020.
FERMANAGH footballer Ultan Kelm is set to head Down Under tomorrow to participate in trials with AFL club Fremantle Dockers.
Kelm came close to joining the Western Australia club in 2021 as a Catergory B rookie but a recurring hip injury ended the Belleek speedster’s dream only two months after news broke that he had been snapped up.
The Erne Gaels clubman has made it clear in subsequent interviews that he hadn’t given up on the possibility of an AFL career, revealing to the Irish Times last December that, “It’s not a closed door from my end. It’s an opportunity that I would love to give a rattle to if the opportunity did arise.
“Once you hit 19 I think that’s nearly old to be going out there. But from my end, I’d like to think I’ve got experience. I’ve had an AFL ball in my hand for the last couple of years so I am not going out completely raw to it.”
Now it has emerged that he is set for a second shot at the AFL with the ‘Dockers’, a club with a rich history, hosting the state’s first organised game of Australian rules all the way back in 1881.
From Irish Times in 2021 -
Confirming the Fermanagh man’s recruitment back in October 2021, the club’s head of player personnel described Kelm, who had returned “off the charts” data in athletic trials, including a 2.8 second 20-metre sprint, as a “really good athlete” who was “incredibly motivated”.
Weeks later, however, a follow-up announcement appeared on the club’s website stating that they had come to an agreement to delay Kelm’s arrival.
The Erne Gaels talent had suffered a recurrence of a hip injury and, according to the club, a revised plan was put in place to allow him to recover at home before trialling again for a “permanent move and Category B listing for 2023″.
Kelm’s genuine love for the oval-ball game is apparent. Many recruits from the GAA have little or no interest in the AFL until they pitch up at a trial or combine. Kelm has kept on top of his skills, in the event that a move to Australia does materialise.
“To be honest, from my end, it was just a pure interest in it from when I picked up the Sherrin [ball] for the first time, it was a really satisfying kick and I thought it actually brought on my GAA kicking,” he said.
Kelm’s sprint time in testing was only bettered by former Kerry underage star Deividas Uosis, who signed with Brisbane Lions in 2020.
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Nek minut Ultan jumps off the bus in Southhampton and asks "whare the Fook ar thay"
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Awesome news if Kelm can finally join us. The guy looks like an absolute weapon
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The original Fremantle FC played then apparently.
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And here we were all thinking the 'Dockers' started playing in 1995. Thankyou for enlightening us random Irish journalist.
Yep - apparently we're a phoenix club that returned 100+ years after the original Fremantle FC folded.
You missed David Mundy's debut?
It's funny watching that wondering why they have to kick it to themselves so much and bounce so much. I now know what other countries must think when they see AFL.
We won 10 flags, including a 4 & 5 peat. Cheating umpires cost us a 9 peat.
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We can count those like all the Vic clubs yeah? ><
It seems that many of the Irish players that make it start off at half back.
I really do hope that is a very tongue in cheek comment.
Fremantle football has been around since JC was a child.
The Fremantle Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia, that played in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) from 1886 to 1899. The club was known as the Union Football Club from 1882–89.
It makes as much sense as Geelong adding some extra ones in now.
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