Harte fury at GAA’s ongoing AFL links

MICKEY HARTE says it will be the GAA’s fault for making Gaelic games “a warm market for the AFL” if Down star Martin Clarke resumes his Aussie Rules career.

Clarke has gone to Australia this week to meet up with some of his former Collingwood team-mates. While there has been no confirmation about the An Ríocht’s man’s intentions, even Down manager James McCartan seemed resigned to losing his playmaker.

According to Harte, the relationship between the GAA and the AFL facilitates player traffic from Ireland to the professional code.