Walsh will become a star at Swans, reckons coach Longmire

FORMER young footballer of the year, Tommy Walsh, will be a big hit with his new AFL club Sydney Swans, according to the outfit’s head coach John Longmire.

The Tralee native, who joined the Swans from St Kilda just last month, started pre-season training with the Sydney club late last week, which included a gruelling 10km time trial at Centennial Park in Sydney. Walsh, along with new recruits Tony Armstrong and Mitch Morton, were the new faces on show as 16 players returned to training ahead of the new season, with a host of the more experienced players set to link up with the squad within the next 10 days.

Excited by the arrival of Walsh, Swans coach Longmire believes that the Kerry man has a big future ahead of him in the AFL.