The Kerry man has been a major success since he went to Australian Rules in 2016 and has a contract until the end of the 2026 season.
One of Geelong’s Irish trio will play no part for the rest of the year as the AFL season hits crunch time.It leaves Laois man Zach Tuohy and Mayo’s former Young Footballer of the Year, Oisin Mullin, flying the Irish flag for Geelong.Read More: Colm O'Rourke Meath successor latest as two nominations received
The other preliminary final features Sydney Swans, who will face the winners of Great Western Sydney and Brisbane Lions. Brisbane have three Irish men - Tyrone’s Conor McKenna, Dublin’s James Madden and Kilkenny’s Darragh Joyce. Dingle’s O’Connor might well have joined him, if he was fit. Brett Johnson, Geelong’s Assistant General Manager of Football, said: “Mark underwent successful surgery and will take no further part in our finals campaign.The Dingle man first went to the AFL in 2016, a year after he skippered Kerry to All-Ireland minor glory.
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