Mark O’Connor takes AFL shot with Geelong

Kerry starlet Mark O’Connor says Geelong’s similarity with his native Dingle was the main reason he inked a deal with the AFL club over other suitors.

The 2015 All-Ireland minor-winning captain had attracted the attention of five clubs, but the intimacy of Geelong appealed most to O’Connor and he has signed with the Cats on a two-year rookie deal.

“I’ve made the decision to go to Geelong,” O’Connor revealed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s An Saol ó Dheas. “It’s a very quiet place, like Dingle, and I was very comfortable there. I was really taken with Geelong... when I went in there, everyone was very friendly, and I felt at home there. I want to go over as soon as possible.