Pastures new for Setanta in Sydney

SETANTA Ó hAilpín has been handed another opportunity to become an established AFL player after new franchise, Greater Western Sydney selected him in the AFL draft at Homebush yesterday.

The move came as no surprise given that GWS head coach Kevin Sheedy had signalled his interest in Ó hAilpín on a number of occasions since his release by Carlton.

The Blues had been forced by recruitment rules to shed a player from their list and admitted that, despite playing well in their two finals this year, Ó hAilpín (28) was five years older than Paul Bower and it militated against him.