Goulding hopes Sheehan stays

CORK’S Daniel Goulding is hoping Ciarán Sheehan will continue to turn a cold shoulder towards Carlton and the AFL after his fellow Éire Óg clubman’s starring role in the county’s full-forward line this summer.

Sheehan, due to turn 20 in November, has been linked with Aussie Rules since he was 16 and spent four weeks with Carlton at the end of 2009 before homesickness prompted a return to Cork.

Despite that, the Melbourne outfit continue to be linked with the teenager who is currently in the second year of a Recreation and Leisure course at CIT.