Saints reluctantly relent as talented Walsh spreads wings to join Swans

TOMMY WALSH has secured his desired move to Sydney Swans on the final day of the AFL trade window yesterday despite St Kilda’s attempts to persuade him to remain.

St Kilda has put two years into the 23-year-old’s development but the failure to give him a senior game despite a consistently good level of performance with their VFL affiliate Sandringham proved their undoing.

Former All-Ireland winning team-mate Tadhg Kennelly sold Walsh on Sydney’s virtues and with the Swans promising more playing opportunities, he decided to make the inter-state switch.