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OverviewThis is the story of Ireland's most successful Australian Rules footballer. Born in Listowel, County Kerry, Tadhg Kennelly is the son of a Kerry football star and grew up playing GAA both for local and county teams. Having played at inter-county level for Kerry from an early age, in 1999 he made the momentous decision to move to Australia to play Aussie Rules football. He debuted for the Sydney Swans in 2001 and went on to become one of their star players. In 2005 he won an AFL Premiership medal with the Swans, the first Irishman to do so. He was plagued with injury throughout his final season in Australia, demonstrating a disconcerting tendency to pop his often dislocated shoulder back into place on the pitch during matches, but through both his columns on the Sydney Swans website and the attention lavished on him by Australian broadcasters, Tadhg retained a high profile in Australia. In 2009 he returned to Ireland and joined the Kerry County panel. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott GullanPublisher: The Mercier Press Imprint: The Mercier Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781856356398ISBN 10: 1856356396 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTadhg Kennelly was born in Listowel in 1981. He is the son of Tim Kennelly, a former All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner with Kerry. After his debut in 2001, he became a permanent fixture in the Sydney line-up as a dashing rebound defender, wearing the no. 17 jersey. Co-written with Scott Gullan who is an award-winning sports writer for Melbourne's Herald Sun, Australia's best-selling newspaper. He has written two books, the first being the best-selling autobiography with Olympic champion Cathy Freeman, Cathy, Her Own Story. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |