AFL rules out ‘Sydney Celtics’ idea

THE AFL has poured cold water on a new Australian Rules team for Sydney which would be Irish-oriented, with one of its officials describing the idea as “extremely dumb”.

Last week it was reported that the Australian Football League was considering a proposal to create an Irish-aligned club, to be known as the Celtics, but that idea has been effectively abandoned.

During the week AFL New South Wales general manager Dale Holmes said the new franchise would be broad-based and would attempt to win new supporters currently unaligned to rival codes.