Bríd Stack: My Aussie adventure is done, but boy, what an adventure

My AFLW career has come to an end. One hundred per cent. I’m retiring. I don’t think I could have given any more but the decision was very easy to make in the end

BEST FRIENDS: Bríd Stack with team-mate Cora Staunton, husband Cárthach Keane and her son Cárthach Óg.

The icy cold temperatures over the last week have been a million miles from the tropical climate and sandy haven of Bondi Beach last month but the weather is only a tiny part of the re-acclimatisation. There hasn’t been any culture shock. I’ve never been happier to be home.

We arrived back in Ireland two weeks after the AFLW season ended because Carthách’s sister Aebhfinn got married to her fiancé, Chris, in early November. It was a brilliant day. Ógie was page boy and looked cute as a button in his braces and dickie bow. He strolled up the aisle like a peacock, soaking up the attention so much that he was nearly overtaken by Aebhfinn and Carthách’s dad Donie, on the way to the alter.