Collingwood put Irish player scouting on hold

AUSTRALIAN RULES club Collingwood is to put its scouting in Ireland on hold until the new terms by which Irish players can be drafted by AFL clubs are established.

The club has a permanent part-time scout in Ireland but will not seek to recruit players until the AFL and the GAA reach agreement on the issue. The two organisations met in

Melbourne, and with questions about the future of the international rules competition still unanswered, they've resolved to make it more difficult for AFL clubs to recruit Irish players.