Pieces fall into place for Eamonn Armstrong as AFL clubs tweak Irish recruitment

How Irish players make their way to AFL clubs is constantly evolving.

Eamonn Armstrong of Meath during the EirGrid Leinster GAA Football U20 Championship semi-final with Kildare in Hawkfield, Kildare. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Over the next seven months, Eamonn Armstrong will play for the Meath U20s as they pursue All-Ireland honours, sit his Leaving Cert, and make the move to a professional club at the business end of their season. A dream. The reality.

“I’m very lucky with how it came together, and the time I can go over,” said Armstrong. Last week it was confirmed he will join AFL club St Kilda on a Category B contract for two years. He will complete his education first before flying to Australia.