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A Collingwood irish player is not coming back after going home at the end of 2021. The Irish are getting soft lol
Anyone got access to the recent Geelong Addy article about this? Headline is 'Fresh Reports Cats Irish Recruit May Not Front' and indicates it has a response from the club about it.
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Only says this;
"But the Cats are still planning for the dashing defender to wear hoops this year, with him due to join the club in coming weeks."
Along with some quotes from November. No new "official" statements in the article. Addy writers reading bigfooty again?
Thanks! Could have guessed there'd not be much in there..
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Either way it is not a promising start. Homesick before he arrives. Hopefully O'Connor and Tuohy have been engaged as consultants to sell the 'dream'.
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Might be family illness or a whole range of things. Hard to be homesick when you haven’t even left yet.
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What were his initials?
#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL
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Believe he's referring to Ryan Reynolds aka Rizzo
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Rizzo aka ryan reynolds hes a fantastic bloke. Reports mainly on racing now.
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I think there's two possibilities
99% probable there's a family illness and he doesn't want to be overseas if something happens
1% he's an anti-vaxxer who didn't know the visa requirements before he signed.
99% probable there's a family illness and he doesn't want to be overseas if something happens
1% he's an anti-vaxxer who didn't know the visa requirements before he signed.
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Well this thread was a bit of wasted space then wasn't it? I can already see the headlines: "No name Irish player who's never played Aussie rules footy doesn't join Geelong."
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So disappointing - was intrigued to see how he fared after all the hype
Mullin said that “going to Australia to play professionally was a really interesting opportunity and it was something I wanted to research and consider in detail.
“It was a big decision for me as playing for Mayo with my friends is a huge honour and something I love doing, so I wanted to take the time to consider all aspects of it. After some careful thinking and a lot of support from family, I have decided to stay in Ireland and I am really excited about joining up with the Mayo Senior Football panel as soon as possible.
“I am grateful to everyone who helped me during the process. I especially want to send my appreciation to everyone at Geelong Football Club. I want to thank them for their understanding and wish them every success for the future.”
Mayo chairman Seamus Tuohy lauded Mullin’s “brave decision”, while manager James Horan welcomed the 21-year-old’s call to remain. “It has been a pleasure to work with Oisín since he came into the panel in 2019. I am delighted he will be part of the Mayo Senior Football panel this year.
“Oisín is a fantastic guy, a leader, and adds so much to the setup. There is a great spirit in the current squad and all the players are delighted to be back up and running. Our first game is now only a few weeks away and we as a team are really looking forward to the year ahead.”
Speaking over the weekend, Geelong Cats chief executive Steve Hocking had been of the mind that Mullin’s delay in travelling to Australia was due to a Covid test. “He’s been much talked about,” Hocking told a Geelong radio station. “I think there’s no doubt the Irish are doing everything possible to retain that level of talent, which is quite understandable.
“He tested positive just as he was about to get on a plane to come across here, hence there was no point in him getting on the plane. So he’s back there at the moment. I’m sure they (Mayo) are working really, really hard behind the scenes to retain him but we’re obviously excited that we’ve got him available to us so we’ll keep working through it.”
“It was a big decision for me as playing for Mayo with my friends is a huge honour and something I love doing, so I wanted to take the time to consider all aspects of it. After some careful thinking and a lot of support from family, I have decided to stay in Ireland and I am really excited about joining up with the Mayo Senior Football panel as soon as possible.
“I am grateful to everyone who helped me during the process. I especially want to send my appreciation to everyone at Geelong Football Club. I want to thank them for their understanding and wish them every success for the future.”
Mayo chairman Seamus Tuohy lauded Mullin’s “brave decision”, while manager James Horan welcomed the 21-year-old’s call to remain. “It has been a pleasure to work with Oisín since he came into the panel in 2019. I am delighted he will be part of the Mayo Senior Football panel this year.
“Oisín is a fantastic guy, a leader, and adds so much to the setup. There is a great spirit in the current squad and all the players are delighted to be back up and running. Our first game is now only a few weeks away and we as a team are really looking forward to the year ahead.”
Speaking over the weekend, Geelong Cats chief executive Steve Hocking had been of the mind that Mullin’s delay in travelling to Australia was due to a Covid test. “He’s been much talked about,” Hocking told a Geelong radio station. “I think there’s no doubt the Irish are doing everything possible to retain that level of talent, which is quite understandable.
“He tested positive just as he was about to get on a plane to come across here, hence there was no point in him getting on the plane. So he’s back there at the moment. I’m sure they (Mayo) are working really, really hard behind the scenes to retain him but we’re obviously excited that we’ve got him available to us so we’ll keep working through it.”
He was a free hit but sounded very promising.
However, if he was already in two minds he wasn't going to be able to give it 100% and I doubt we would've seen the best of him.
I guess we can now all move on and focus on Merrick becoming "Ling 2.0"?
However, if he was already in two minds he wasn't going to be able to give it 100% and I doubt we would've seen the best of him.
I guess we can now all move on and focus on Merrick becoming "Ling 2.0"?
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This is really disappointing, but better knowing now than mid-way through the season.
Could Mullin be our new Stephen Michael? The best Irish talent never to play AFL?
Could Mullin be our new Stephen Michael? The best Irish talent never to play AFL?
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Gotta respect his decision, he's clearly chasing his dream. All the best to him and if he changes his mind I think the door will still be open to him
Pretty disappointing.
I know most will say no loss as he never actually came but it seems from all reports that this is a little different to the run of the mill lottery with an Irish lad giving it a shot… mullin is considered a superstar and best young player in Ireland whereas normally the cat B’s that come over are nowhere near that level.
I also think we purposely avoided rebounding half backs over the off season knowing we’d locked in a gun in that position. This is an area of need for us.
Pretty disappointed as either he played the GFC or the GFC were not being totally honest to the fans/public. Oh well.. move on… will need to target a fast rebounding hbf in the next off season.
I know most will say no loss as he never actually came but it seems from all reports that this is a little different to the run of the mill lottery with an Irish lad giving it a shot… mullin is considered a superstar and best young player in Ireland whereas normally the cat B’s that come over are nowhere near that level.
I also think we purposely avoided rebounding half backs over the off season knowing we’d locked in a gun in that position. This is an area of need for us.
Pretty disappointed as either he played the GFC or the GFC were not being totally honest to the fans/public. Oh well.. move on… will need to target a fast rebounding hbf in the next off season.
