Burke in the spotlight as Kerry seek to fend off AFL recruitment

Geelong eyeing Milltown-Castlemaine starlet while other AFL clubs are also interested in a pair of Kerry's crop of Under 20s

IN DEMAND: Kerry’s Cillian Burke. Pic: Ryan Byrne, Inpho

Kerry starlet Cillian Burke is planning a sojourn to Australia in the autumn — but Kerry GAA chiefs are hopeful that he will return at some stage in 2025.

Geelong are one of two AFL franchises eyeing a trio of the Kingdom’s most promising footballers, primarily Milltown-Castlemaine’s Burke, who they have tabled a two-year contract too.