DONEGAL STAR GETS AFL TRIAL.Byline: AHMER KHOKHAR FOUR MASTERS and Donegal minor star Sean O'Kennedy is arriving in Melbourne for a week's trail with Australian Rules giants Collingwood. If he agrees terms on a two-year international rookie contract O'Kennedy will make history as the first Donegal player to play in the AFL AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. . The Magpies already have Down superstar Martin Clarke Martin was an outstanding Gaelic football talent. and Armagh's Kevin Dyas on their books. Brisbane Lionsbound Niall McKeever, and Richmond Tigers new signing Jamie O'Reilly complete the growing list of Ulster's AFL representatives. Down U-21player O'Reilly has committed to international rookie terms to join the Tigers as the first Irish player in the struggling AFL club's history but the AFL has yet to fully authorise the deal. Richmond recruiting boss Francis Jackson This article is about the British organist and composer. For the British politician, Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, see Stanley Jackson. Francis Alan Jackson CBE (born October 2, 1917) is a British organist and composer. Jackson was born in Malton, Yorkshire. told Mirror Sport that O'Reilly would be a welcome addition to the club's 2010 playing list. "James spent three weeks learning the ropes with us recently and we were very impressed by his skills and his attitude," Jackson said. "I travelled to watch him play in Belfast last year and I knew straight away that he was an outstanding talent. "James wants to talk to his family and we need to do that as well before taking the next step." Controversial Australian players' agent Ricky Nixon Ricky L. Nixon (born April 3, 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and now an Australian sports agent. Football career Recruited from the Golden Square in the Bendigo Football League, Nixon played 4 games for the Carlton Football Club between 1983 and has arranged new trials for several as yet unnamed GAA players in the AFL off-season this winter. "If any of those players impress those AFL clubs they might be signed (for 2010) on the spot," Nixon said. CAPTION(S): SUCCESS Martin Clarke has led the way in the AFL |
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