Sean Wight, the former Kerry minor footballer and one of the first recruits for the so-called 'Irish Experiment' in Australian Rules, has died following a short illness.

AFL club Melbourne wants to stage a special international rules match with Dublin in Croke Park or Parnell Park next year to honour the sporting achievements of Jim Stynes.

Former Dublin Gaelic footballer and current Melbourne Demons President Jim Stynes has revealed he has cancer.