Duffy and Monahan took part in AFL-run sessions under Gerard Sholly’s watch, with former Magpie Marty Clarke and ex-Giant Cora Staunton also involved in the program designed to bring prospects up to speed.
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St Kilda and Gold Coast have also travelled to Ireland on scouting missions, as AFL clubs prepare to again invest in the so-called “Irish experiment” after a lull owing largely to COVID-19 and reduced resources.
There are 11 Irish players on AFL lists this year, and league talent ambassador Kevin Sheehan told this masthead last month that the plan was to bring four of the best Irish aspirants to Australia for the annual draft combine.
Carlton are not new to the Irish scene, with Zach Tuohy (before he moved to Geelong), the O’hAilpin brothers – Setanta and Aisake – Ciaran Byrne, Ciaran Sheehan, Michael Shields and, more recently, Cillian McDaid among their recruits.