Kerry footballer David Moran has failed to secure a rookie contract with Melbourne’s St Kilda Football Club for the coming season after an intensive two-week trial period with the AFL side.
David said: "I had a great time in Melbourne training with St Kilda this past two weeks. I’d like to thank the club for this chance to come into contact with a professional sports set-up and to see if my physical make up and skill set was suited to Aussie Rules."
Moran will return home this week to make himself available for selection to his club Kerins O’Rahilly’s in the Munster SFC Final against Kilmurry-Ibrickane this Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.
Moran said: "Obviously, I was happy to get this chance with St Kilda but I was closely monitoring my own club’s progress over the past month too. My focus will now turn to helping Strand Road (Kerins O’Rahilly’s) compete for our first ever Munster Club title, which would be an enormous boost to the Club.
"Training every day for the past two weeks has meant that I’m in good physical shape and I’m looking forward to achieving something with the club."
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