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Another Irish recruit

Started by Cicjose, November 18, 2011, 04:49:27 PM

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/irish-teen-caolan-mooneys-athleticism-speed-stun-pies/story-e6frf9jf-1226198306361

IT WAS a show of athleticism that left Mick Malthouse speechless.

The then Collingwood coach had set up a tackle bag for a marking drill in June last year, when 17-year-old Irishman Caolan Mooney stepped up.

Mooney, visiting Westpac Centre as part of a trial, thought he had to jump over the bag. So he did.

Malthouse was stunned, but there were more double-takes when testing moved indoors.

Mooney, from Rostrevor in County Down, then had speed, agility and vertical jump tests.

Magpies officials admit they were stunned by the results, which ranked Mooney at "the very high end" of all three disciplines.

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