No regrets for Mourne man O’Reilly as he relishes Tiger time

DOWN tyro Jamie O’Reilly insists he has no regrets about leaving home to concentrate on an AFL career with Richmond Tigers despite the Mourne men’s progression to the last four in the All-Ireland championship.

The 22-year-old’s transition to a new code paid almost instant dividends after he was fast-tracked to the senior team list, despite still being in the first term of a two-year international rookie contract.

“I’m loving it,” said O’Reilly. “It’s everything I expected it would be, living the professional lifestyle.