Big blow for Kerry as Cillian Burke signs for AFL outfit Geelong

Burke will fly to Australia next month where he will become the seventh Irish player at the club.

Cillian Burke of Kerry in action against Jason Duffy of Armagh during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Armagh and Kerry at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Kerry starlet Cillian Burke has joined fellow countyman Mark O’Connor at Geelong Cats.

The Milltown-Castlemaine club player has been announced as the AFL club’s latest Irish signing following Dingle’s O’Connor and former Mayo star Oisín Mullin.