“CONOR loves cups, loves winning. He’s not a lad to just take part, he has to be winning. He’s a supreme competitor. Whether it’s chess, keepie-uppies, shooting practice, whatever, he always has to win and that’s the massive driving force he’s going to bring with him.” – Mattie McGleenan, August 2022. Prescient words. Eglish boss […]
CONOR McKenna is bidding to become the first Tyrone man to win an AFL Premiership medal when he lines out in the block-buster Grand Final this Saturday for his club Brisbane Lions in front of 100,000 enraptured supporters. Only one other native of the county – Brocagh-born Aidan Corr – has played in an AFL […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE All-Ireland winner Conor McKenna will return to the AFL with Brisbane Lions next season after making the decision to return to Australia. McKenna won an All-Ireland with the Red Hands in 2021 but was one of a host of players to pull out of the panel this season. The Eglish man, […]
THE news broke this week of Conor McKenna heading back down under for the upcoming season. I’m sure it’s news Tyrone supporters didn’t want to hear at this time of the year. I don’t know Conor personally, but he seems like a bit of a free spirit. So, if this is the right decision for […]
NIALL Gartland looks at some of the GAA players who made it big in the AFL. Jim Stynes (264 appearances) A LEGEND of the AFL. Stynes grew up in Dublin and represented the county at senior level at the age of 18 in 1984. However, he responded to an advertisement in his local paper by […]
Athletic Grounds a short trek for former AFL star
Read the interview with Conor McKenna
Former Aussie Rules man is back for Tyrone
Ex AFL star could go straight into Mickey Harte’s side at the weekend
Eglish man called time on his Essendon career this week
