Mark O'Connor getting support from home ahead of the AFL final: 'People in Dingle rally around their own'

Geelong star O’Connor thrilled with home support ahead of Saturday’s AFL Grand Final

Mark O'Connor of the Cats runs with the ball during the round 5 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns at GMHBA Stadium on July 4, 2020 in Geelong, Australia. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

As one favourite son of Dingle has disappeared, at least another who has left these shores will be visible Saturday morning.

News of Fungie’s disappearance didn’t take long to reach Mark O’Connor. Attempting, alongside team-mate Zac Tuohy, to become the first Irishmen to win an AFL Premiership since Tadhg Kennelly in 2005, O’Connors' phone lights up with the sad reports from home.