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{{Short description|Irish-Australian sportsperson and coach (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Tadhg Kennelly
| image = Tadhg Kennelly 2018.2.jpg
| caption = Kennelly coaching in July 2018
| fullname = Tadhg Kennelly
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|1}}
| birth_place = [[Listowel]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Listowel Emmets GAA|Listowel Emmets (club)]]/[[Kerry county football team|Kerry (underage, county team)]]
| height = 190 cm
| weight = 90 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 2011
| club1 = {{AFL Syd}}
| years1 = 2001–08; 2010–11
| games_goals1 = 197 (30)
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 6
| careerhighlights =
*Sydney premiership player [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]]
*[[2002 AFL Rising Star]] nominee Rd 19
}}

'''Tadhg Kennelly''' (born 1 July 1981) is an Irish-Australian former international sportsperson turned recruiter and coach. He is most known for his top-level careers in both [[Gaelic football]] and [[Australian rules football]] being the first holder of both an [[2005 AFL Grand Final|AFL Premiership medallion]] and a [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|Senior All-Ireland Championship medal]], the highest-possible team-based achievement in both sports. He has also represented [[Ireland international rules football team|Ireland]] in the [[International Rules Series]].

Kennelly grew up playing Gaelic football with [[Listowel Emmets GAA|Listowel Emmets]] in [[County Kerry]], but he moved to Australia to play professional [[Australian rules football]] in the [[Australian Football League]]. He is best known in Australia as the first Irish-born player to have received an AFL Premiership medallion and the first AFL player to represent Ireland against [[Australia international rules football team|Australia]] in the International Rules Series. After [[Jim Stynes]], he is the third-most-experienced player associated with the [[Irish experiment]].

Kennelly returned to his native Listowel to play in the [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (SFC). On 20 September 2009, he started the [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|All-Ireland SFC Final]] as part of Kerry's All-Ireland winning side, scoring two points during the game and thus becoming the first person to win an AFL Premiership and an All-Ireland SFC. After achieving his dream, he returned to the AFL to play for [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] after missing one season.

==Early life==
Kennelly was born in [[Listowel]] in 1981 to mother Nuala<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/kennellys-champion-irish-dad-dies-after-being-there-for-tadhgsswans-fairytale/2005/12/07/1133829661245.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Kennelly's champion Irish dad dies after being there for Tadhg's Swans fairytale | date=8 December 2005}}</ref> and father [[Tim Kennelly]], a former [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] winner with the [[Kerry county football team|Kerry county team]].<ref name=SMH_SydneySwansPremiership05_Kennellys_GAAChampionDadDies>{{cite news |author=Cowley, Michael |date=5 December 2005 |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |title=Kennelly's champion Irish dad dies after being there for Tadhg's Swans fairytale |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/kennellys-champion-irish-dad-dies-after-being-there-for-tadhgsswans-fairytale/2005/12/07/1133829661245.html |access-date=29 November 2008}}</ref> His brother [[Noel Kennelly]] also played Gaelic football.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/kennellys-champion-irish-dad-dies-after-being-there-for-tadhgsswans-fairytale/2005/12/07/1133829661245.html Kennelly's champion Irish dad dies after being there for Tadhg's Swans fairytale]</ref>

Tadhg grew up playing Gaelic football and was recognised as a highly talented underage player in [[Kerry GAA]].<ref>[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2004/0326/sport/kfeyauauojid/ Kennelly to miss Swans' AFL opener | BreakingNews.ie<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was scouted by a number of [[English Football League|English]] [[Association football|soccer]] teams, including [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] and [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], and had underage trials for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish national team]] before being recruited by [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref name="IrishmanAbroad"/> Within a few months, he decided to return to Ireland.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad">{{cite podcast |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/tadhg-kennelly-episode-193 |first=Jarlath |access-date=1 June 2017 |author-link=Jarlath Regan |edition=193 |work=[[An Irishman Abroad]] |title=Tadhg Kennelly |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |date=26 May 2017 |last=Regan}}</ref>

==Sporting career==
===Underage Gaelic football career===
He first played with the Kerry minor team in 1997 when he won a [[Munster Minor Football Championship]] (MFC), overcoming [[Limerick county football team|Limerick]]. He was underage again in 1998 and won a second Munster MFC title after another win over Limerick. He missed out on three in a row in 1999, as [[Cork county football team|Cork]] took the title.

While still a minor, he was part of the county's under-21 team. He won a [[Munster Under-21 Football Championship]] title after overcoming Cork in the final. A surprise loss in the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]] final to [[Westmeath county football team|Westmeath]] was his lot. He made a return to the under-21 team in 2002, lining out in the All-Ireland semi-final loss to [[Galway county football team|Galway]].

===AFL career, 2001–2008===
In 1999, he signed a rookie contract with the Sydney Swans.<ref>[http://listowelemmets.kerry.gaa.ie/historyoftheclub.html Listowel Emmets<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326191445/http://listowelemmets.kerry.gaa.ie/historyoftheclub.html |date=26 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/thecafe/tadhgjoe.html/ RTE TV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044630/http://www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/thecafe/tadhgjoe.html |date=5 October 2008 }}</ref>
After his debut in 2001 (following elevation from the [[AFL Draft|rookie list]]), he became a permanent fixture in the Sydney line-up as a dashing rebound defender, wearing the number 17 [[Guernsey (clothing)#Use in Australian rules football|guernsey]].

Kennelly earned an [[AFL Rising Star]] nomination in Round 19 of 2002, consolidating his reputation as an upcoming young talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId%3D3412 |title=Official Website of the Australian Football League > NEWS ARTICLE > Kennelly a National Rising Star nominee |access-date=2009-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723195039/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=3412 |archive-date=23 July 2008 }}</ref> He was second (behind [[Leo Barry]]) for [[rebound (sports)|rebound]]s (77) from the defensive [[50-metre arc]] in 2004.

Kennelly became the first [[Irishman]] to win an [[AFL Premiership]] medal in [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]], after playing all 26 games for the Sydney Swans that year, including his 100th AFL game in the Preliminary Final against {{AFL StK}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-16/swans-slam-saints-with-late-onslaught/2106226|title=Swans slam Saints with late onslaught|publisher=ABC News ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]])|first=Joel|last=Zander|date=16 September 2005|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> He was reportedly earning an annual salary of $750,000 (350,000 Euro) while playing for the Sydney Swans. The hype in Australia surrounding Kennelly's appearance in the [[2005 AFL Grand Final|AFL Grand Final]] was so much that [[Network Ten]] sent out its usual game-day [[boundary rider (sport)|boundary rider]], [[Andrew Maher]], over to [[County Kerry]] to visit Tadhg's family for the week and watch the Grand Final with them. Kennelly also appeared in the [[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006 Grand Final]], but the Swans lost 85–84 to the [[West Coast Eagles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2006/0930/sport/cwqlsnauauid/|title=Grand final agony for Kennelly|date=30 September 2006|publisher=BreakingNews.ie|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614082341/https://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2006/0930/sport/cwqlsnauauid/|archivedate=14 June 2011}}</ref>

In 2007 and 2008, after several seasons missing only a handful of games, Kennelly suffered a series of serious leg and shoulder injuries which became major setbacks to his AFL career. His knee buckled from a heavy tackle from the [[Melbourne Demons]]' [[Byron Pickett]], causing an [[anterior cruciate ligament]] tear and seeing him miss several matches, including later matches due to complications. In 2008, he again injured his knee, [[joint dislocation|dislocating]] his [[knee cap]] and injuring his shoulder. He was selected in the [[Dream Team Australian rules football team|Dream Team]] for the [[AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match]],<ref>[http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/2008041512023030 Kennelly represents the world in AFL Tribute Match] from worldfootynews.com</ref> but he later withdrew due to injury. He was quick to recover, however, and made an appearance for the Swans the following week, though again succumbed to the injury curse. During the rest of 2008, Kennelly's shoulder continually dislocated during games, and his unorthodox methods of popping it back in was the subject of much media interest.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121230085620/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24327591-23211,00.html Swans draw on spirit of Kelly] By Jenny McAsey for FoxSports.com.au 11 September 2008</ref>

On several occasions during his AFL career, Kennelly had expressed a desire to return home to Ireland and leave the AFL, as he wanted to emulate the success of his father and win an [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] medal with his native county's team, [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]].<ref name="kerrygaa.ie">[http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=2 Kerry GAA – Tadhg Kennelly to Return to Kerry Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In December 2005, Kennelly's father [[Tim Kennelly|Tim]] died suddenly at age 51.<ref name=SMH_SydneySwansPremiership05_Kennellys_GAAChampionDadDies/> It is believed his father's death may have some bearing on Kennelly's wish to return to Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/family-man-torn-between-home-and-blood-brothers/2006/09/09/1157222378362.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Family man torn between home and blood brothers | date=10 September 2006}}</ref>

On 31 August 2006, Kennelly ended months of speculation by announcing he would be staying on with the Swans for a further three years. Kennelly said that this would be his last AFL contract and that he would be returning to Ireland at the end of the three-year contract. In March 2008, Kennelly was reported to have announced that he would "definitely" return to Ireland in 2009<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kerryman.ie/news/kennelly-calls-time-on-aussie-rules-career-1594283.html|title=Kennelly calls time on Aussie Rules career|newspaper=[[The Kerryman]]|first=Marisa|last=Reidy|date=7 January 2009}}</ref> to play with Kerry, saying "I want to win an All-Ireland with Kerry."<ref name="kerrygaa.ie"/><ref>[http://www.hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=91674 Hoganstand.com – GAA Football & Hurling<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Kennelly announced his return to Ireland and Gaelic football in January 2009.<ref>http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=sport-qqqa=sport-qqqid=83158-qqqx=1.asp<!-- the archive is 401 too-->{{deadlink|date=August 2022}}</ref>

===Gaelic football career 2009===
{{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player
| code             = Football
| sport            = Gaelic football
| image            = 
| name             = Tadhg Kennelly
| irish            = Tadhg Mac an Fhailí
| feet             = 6
| inches           = 3
| fullname         = 
| county           = Kerry
| province         = Munster
| club             = [[Listowel Emmets GAA|Listowel Emmets]]
| clposition       = 
| clubs            = [[Listowel Emmets GAA|Listowel Emmets]]
| clyears          = 1998 - 2001; 2009
| clapps           = 66
| clcounty         = 
| clprovince       = 
| clallireland     = 
| counties         = [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| icposition       = Half Forward
| icyears          = 2009
| icapps(points)   = 6 (0–8)
| icprovince       = 0
| icallireland     = 1 (2009)
| nfl              = 1 (2009)
| allstars         = 1
| clupdate         = 
| icupdate         = November 2009
| birth_place      = [[Listowel]], [[County Kerry]]
}}

Upon returning to Kerry, Kennelly was given a job as a coaching officer by the Kerry County Board.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/kennelly-to-take-up-coaching-role-1660229.html | work=Irish Independent | first=Colm | last=Keys | title=Kennelly to take up coaching role | date=4 March 2009}}</ref>

He played his first senior competitive game for the [[Kerry county football team|Kerry county team]] on 8 March 2009 when he came on as a substitute in the [[2009 National Football League (Ireland)|Irish NFL]] against [[Derry GAA|Derry]], and there was speculation that he would be a member of the Kerry squad for the [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/different-strokes-as-gaa-clocks-adjust-to-summer-time-1665144.html | work=Irish Independent | title=Different strokes as GAA clocks adjust to summer time | date=8 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0308/derry_kerry.html | work=RTÉ News | title=Derry 0–10 Kerry 0–12 | date=8 March 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310120201/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0308/derry_kerry.html | archive-date=10 March 2009 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He went on to win an [[National Football League (Ireland)|Irish NFL]] medal when Kerry defeated [[Derry county football team|Derry]] in the final at [[Croke Park]]. As Kerry had a number of injuries—meaning that [[Darragh Ó Sé]], [[Anthony Maher (Gaelic footballer)|Anthony Maher]], [[Séamus Scanlon]] and [[Kieran Donaghy]] were all short of full fitness—Kennelly played in Kerry's first two games of the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (SFC) in June. He picked up an injury during the All-Ireland qualifier series, but his form continued to improve, and after an impressive appearance as a substitute in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]], he broke into the starting team for the semi-final in which Kerry defeated [[Meath county football team|Meath]]. On 20 September 2009, he played the first fifty minutes of the [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|All-Ireland SFC final]] win against [[Cork county football team|Cork]], scoring two points and becoming the first person to win an AFL premiership and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0920/kennellyt.html |title=Kennelly adds to family's medal haul |date=21 September 2009 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=21 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924190714/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0920/kennellyt.html |archive-date=24 September 2009 }}</ref> After the final, Kennelly committed himself to the Kerry football team for the 2010 season, despite speculation that he would return to Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0922/kennellyt.html |title=Kennelly commits himself to Kerry |date=22 September 2009 |work=RTÉ Sport |access-date=22 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923182253/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0922/kennellyt.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 }}</ref>

In October 2009, he published his autobiography, ''Unfinished Business'', [[ghost written]] with Scotty Gullen.<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = Mercier Press| isbn = 978-1-85635-639-8| last = Kennelly| first = Tadhg| title = Tadhg Kennelly : Unfinished Business| year = 2009}}</ref> The book was controversial; a paragraph claimed that he set out to make his mark at the start of the All-Ireland SFC Final by deliberately colliding with [[Nicholas Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Nicholas Murphy]]. After a backlash, Kennelly released a statement in which he stated that his ghost writer had taken him out of context.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/kennelly-is-an-admirable-sportsman-who-has-to-accept-his-own-mistakes-1923980.html|title=Kennelly is an admirable sportsman who has to accept his own mistakes|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|date=25 October 2009|first=Eamonn|last=Sweeney|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806021435/http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kennelly-is-an-admirable-sportsman-who-has-to-accept-his-own-mistakes-26576175.html|archive-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

In November 2009, Kennelly informed the Kerry County Board of his intention to return to the AFL in 2010.<ref>{{cite news| title = Tadhg Kennelly to return to AFL| publisher = [[RTÉ]]| access-date = 7 November 2009| date = 6 November 2009| url = http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1106/kennellyt.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091109020810/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1106/kennellyt.html| archive-date = 9 November 2009| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

===AFL career, 2009–2011===
On 12 November 2009, Kennelly signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Swans, marking his return to the AFL. In addition to his playing role, he took up a coaching role at the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/kennelly-returns-to-swans/2009/11/12/1257615129317.html |title=His body healed, Kennelly returns to Swans |work=[[The Age]] |date=12 November 2009 }}</ref> He was very consistent throughout the year, playing in his customary role off half-back. He was chosen in the Irish squad for the International Series in October.

Kennelly played his final AFL game in {{AFL Syd}}'s semi-final defeat at the hands of {{AFL Haw}} on 16 September 2011; he played 197 AFL games.

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tadhg_Kennelly.html Tadhg Kennelly's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 41 || 8 || 3 || 1 || 36 || 13 || 49 || 11 || 5 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.5 || 1.6 || 6.1 || 1.4 || 0.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 20 || 7 || 3 || 127 || 100 || 227 || 46 || 26 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 6.4 || 5.0 || 11.4 || 2.3 || 1.3
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 24 || 8 || 2 || 206 || 164 || 370 || 85 || 38 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 8.6 || 6.8 || 15.4 || 3.5 || 1.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 23 || 7 || 2 || 192 || 153 || 345 || 83 || 37 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 8.3 || 6.7 || 15.0 || 3.6 || 1.6
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 26 || 2 || 5 || 250 || 146 || 396 || 99 || 50 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 9.6 || 5.6 || 15.2 || 3.8 || 1.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 22 || 1 || 2 || 211 || 149 || 360 || 88 || 42 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.6 || 6.8 || 16.4 || 4.0 || 1.9
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 129 || 89 || 218 || 67 || 25 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 9.9 || 6.8 || 16.8 || 5.2 || 1.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 235 || 175 || 410 || 78 || 36 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 10.7 || 8.0 || 18.6 || 3.5 || 1.6
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 261 || 152 || 413 || 99 || 19 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 13.1 || 7.6 || 20.7 || 5.0 || 1.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2011 AFL season|2011]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 17 || 19 || 1 || 1 || 170 || 125 || 295 || 46 || 49 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 8.9 || 6.6 || 15.5 || 2.4 || 2.6
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 197
! 30
! 21
! 1817
! 1266
! 3083
! 702
! 327
! 0.2
! 0.1
! 9.2
! 6.4
! 15.6
! 3.6
! 1.7
|}

==Post AFL==
Post AFL Kennelly shifted into AFL recruitment and coaching. 

In 2013, he was appointed by the [[Australian Football League]] as its International Talent Manager. As part of this role he oversaw the International [[AFL Combine]] and coordinated the first AFL Europe Combine held in [[Dublin]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = AFL looks to Europe for fresh talent|url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-cast-recruitment-net-beyond-gaelic-footballers-to-find-next-big-thing/story-fni5f22o-1227171316795|accessdate = 4 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2018, he returned to the Sydney Swans becoming a development coach.<ref>[https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/456/coaches-tadhg-kennelly Coaches: Tadhg Kennelly] from Sydney Swans 22 November 2019</ref>

In 2021, he founded a fitness class and discussion group aimed at offering peer support called "When No-One's Watching".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ward |first=Mary |date=30 October 2022 |title='Men go to the pub, but don't know each other' |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/men-go-to-the-pub-but-don-t-know-each-other-20221026-p5bt4j.html}}</ref>

In October 2022 Kennelly was appointed  Academy coach of the Swans cross town rivals [[Greater Western Sydney Giants]].<ref>[https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/1233389/swans-great-joins-the-giants Swans Great Joins the GIANTS] By GIANTS Media 5 October 2022</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of players who have converted from one football code to another]]
* [[Irish experiment (Australian rules football)]]

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