Setanta ready to take next step in AFL

SETANTA Ó hÁILPÍN is adamant his next club will reap the benefits of Carlton’s Irish experiment, after the club abandoned him after eight years.

The Blues cut Ó hÁilpín in favour of defender Paul Bower last month despite him playing a key role in the club’s finals campaign. While shocked and disappointed by the decision of Carlton coach Brett Ratten, the 28-year-old has already moved on and is preparing for his next AFL adventure.

“When I started playing, I was 20 years old,” Ó hÁilpín told the Melbourne Herald Sun.