THE glamour clash with Setanta Ó hAilpín may not have materialised but Tadhg Kennelly still made the most of his trip to Melbourne as Sydney solidified their play-off position with a comfortable victory over Carlton.

SETANTA O hAilpín has returned from injury to reclaim his position in the Carlton team to play Brisbane in what is a vital AFL game for both sides at the Etihad Stadium today.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos has predicted big things for Tadhg Kennelly this year after a pre-season campaign in which the 2009 All-Ireland medallist has greatly impressed.

TADHG KENNELLY yesterday revealed the role Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos played in his decision to return to the AFL after winning an All-Ireland with Kerry.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos believes Tadhg Kennelly has benefited from his season in Ireland.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos has hailed the return of Tadhg Kennelly to AFL after the Kerryman agreed a two-year deal with the club.

SYDNEY Swans coach Paul Roos has given Tadhg Kennelly until the end of the week to decide whether his AFL future is with the New South Wales club.

KERRY coach Jack O’Connor is bracing himself for a third body blow to his 2010 Championship plans, with Tadhg Kennelly poised to agree a full-time return to the professional ranks of the AFL next season.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos last night insisted the AFL club will not be ‘putting any pressure’ on Tadhg Kennelly as he weighs up his sporting future.

TADHG KENNELLY has approached the GAA about setting up a retirement fund for inter-county footballers and hurlers similar to that in operation by the Australian Football League.

SYDNEY SWANS head coach Paul Roos has played down the significance of his trip to Ireland this month where he will take in Tadhg Kennelly’s attempt to win an All-Ireland title.

CARLOW football could be celebrating on the double this week as two of its top players could be set for a return to the county squad next season.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos has expressed doubts about the proposed new Australian Rules team, the Sydney Celtics, which is to feature Irish players.

Tadhg Kennelly's Sydney Swans moved back into the top eight of the AFL Premiership ladder earlier today courtesy of a resounding 112-64 win over the Melbourne Demons in Canberra.

TADHG KENNELLY has warned top-ranking GAA officials that their ailing relationship with the AFL could lead to the wholesale recruiting of young Irish talent.

Former Kerry footballer Tadhg Kennelly will play in his second AFL Grand final next Saturday after helping the Sydney Swans to a 127-92 win over Fremantle in the early hours of this morning.

KERRY native Tadhg Kennelly last night helped the Sydney Swans into their second consecutive Grand Final of the Australian Football League — the first time the club have achieved back to back decider appearances since 1936.

THE chances of Tadhg Kennelly returning to the Kerry colours in the near future all but disappeared yesterday as the Listowel man has commenced talks with the Sydney Swans to extend his contract by up to three years.

Setanta Ó Hailpín made his second senior appearance for AFL Premiership club Carlton at the Telstra Dome today, but he failed to make an impression in the Blues' 100-68 defeat to Hawthorn.

IT now seems all but certain that there will be no International Rules Series played next year with the fixtures between Ireland and Australia reverting to a biennial arrangement.

Tadhg Kennelly has been forced to apologise to an Australian Catholic girls school and its principal after a prank backfired on the former Kerry minor footballer.

SYDNEY Swans AFL footballer Tadhg Kennelly yesterday returned to a Catholic girls school in Wollongong to apologise again for pulling a teammate's shorts down in front of the students.

Tadhg Kennelly is back in training with the Sydney Swans for the first time since his father Tim's untimely death last month.

Sydney Swans defender Tadhg Kennelly has been afforded a month's compassionate leave by the AFL Premiership champions following the death of his father Tim.

THE removal of the remains of Kerry legend Tim Kennelly, who died suddenly on Tuesday, will take place tomorrow evening from Carroll’s Funeral Home, Listowel to the local church.

SIX years after taking up Australian Rules Football, Kerry native Tadhg Kennelly will play in the sport's biggest day - the AFL Grand Final.

HALF a world away from Kerry’s preparations for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final, one of the county’s young talents is continuing to astound the AFL and impress a Hollywood star.

IRISH AFL star Tadhg Kennelly is set to make his season debut at the weekend less than a fortnight after major knee surgery.

KERRY star Tadgh Kennelly is poised to extend his stay in Australia for another three years, denting hopes of an imminent return to the Kingdom.