Conor Glass: 'Years down the line I know it’ll be pretty special to look back on'

Glass kicked two points in the Ulster semi-final and chipped in with several key defence contributions against Monaghan.

I WISH I WAS BACK HOME IN DERRY: Conor Glass of Derry with supporters after the Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi Final match between Derry and Monaghan at O’Neills Healy Park in Omagh, Tyrone. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

It was three years ago in front of a corner café in sun-drenched Melbourne with a cherry blossom and carpet of greenery all along Richmond way. Conor Glass was sitting outside A Thousand Blessings, explaining why this paradise was a rest-stop on route to his own promised land.

In March 2020, Glass and then fellow Hawthorn player Conor Nash met this writer to chart his career move to Australia. Nash comes from Simonstown and is a towering figure in the Hawks midfield now.