‘Sheehan was giving me abuse that Meath men can’t kick a ball’

Conor Nash is still just 19 but stands six-foot-five and weighs in at 14 and-a-half stone, just the sort of dynamic young player Meath football has been crying out for.

Yet within hours of helping Simonstown Gaels to back to back Meath SFC titles on Sunday, the gifted teenager was already saying his goodbyes and making plans to leave the country.

He’s due back with Aussie Rules side Hawthorn on Monday for the beginning of his second pre-season with the club.