Tom Parsons: More can be done to ensure players 'think twice' about Aussie rules move

"The data from our inter-county report showed that inter-county players started their career earning more but by the time they got to 30, they were earning less than their peers."

GPA CEO Tom Parsons said the number of players joining AFL and AFLW sides is a "huge blow to Gaelic games". Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Gaelic Players Association chief Tom Parsons has acknowledged that losing large numbers of players to Australian Rules, particularly female players, 'is a huge blow to Gaelic games'.

The former Mayo midfielder noted that his own county has been hit particularly hard with seven Mayo women, and 39 Irish players in all, competing in the AFLW this season.