Caolan Mooney

[Piesinmyeyes]

I would actually like to see Mooney get a run this week.
He has shown glimpses recently whereby he has taken the game on and has the strength now to be at least given an opportunity at the highest level.
How much further development does he need in the magoos to continue on as a player on our list?
I say put him up forward in the pocket for an entire match and see what he can do.

Seriously apart from Broomhead, has the likes of Blair and even Kennedy to a degree offered a great deal playing this role all year?

 

[popin]

I would actually like to see Mooney get a run this week.
He has shown glimpses recently whereby he has taken the game on and has the strength now to be at least given an opportunity at the highest level.
How much further development does he need in the magoos to continue on as a player on our list?
I say put him up forward in the pocket for an entire match and see what he can do.

Seriously apart from Broomhead, has the likes of Blair and even Kennedy to a degree offered a great deal playing this role all year?

Maybe leave Broomhead and Kennedy out of it as they have not played all year and plus been the sub

 

[mike123]

How's Mooney's crumbing ability?

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

How's Mooney's crumbing ability?

Crumbing ability is probably not strong, having said that if he can utilise his speed, create space and provide a target, then he is probably doing as much as our non existent crumbers anyway.
Besides with only two games to go, there is nothing to lose.

 

[Kappa]

Former Irish Magpie nominates for draft five years after going home

AFL.com.au understands Mooney nominated for this week's NAB AFL Draft in the hope of rekindling a six-game career that came to a halt at the end of the 2014 season when he chose to go home

www.afl.com.au

He's back.

Hope we take him as a rookie, he had a lot of potential.

 

[TradeDraft]

I be shocked IF any team Drafts Him.

Thought he be a Cat-B Rookie with how long since he last played AFL

 

[CFC2010]

Former Irish Magpie nominates for draft five years after going home

AFL.com.au understands Mooney nominated for this week's NAB AFL Draft in the hope of rekindling a six-game career that came to a halt at the end of the 2014 season when he chose to go home

www.afl.com.au

He's back.

Hope we take him as a rookie, he had a lot of potential.

Running fast doesn’t make you a footballer.

 

[Markfs]

It seems to me that he wants a paid holiday and footy pays a lot more than picking fruit...

Caolan Mooney optimistic about Down’s prospects in 2018

Former Australian Rules player’s immediate priority an Ulster club final with Rostrevor

www.irishtimes.com

 

[AmericanMustard]

Best of luck to him.

He was one of the worst footballers to ever play for us, so it can only be up from here

 

[Kappa]

Running fast doesn’t make you a footballer.

Won our VFL goal kicking.

Showed a heck of a lot more than the other kids we had

 

[nahnah]

scrub (no offense)

 

[Horaceg]

Nothing to get excited about, wish him all the best, can’t see him getting back to AFL. I think he blew the chance when he walked out.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

The Marty Clarke precedent says giving Irish kids a second chance doesn’t work.

I know Taigh Kennelly went home for a year but he was very established at that time. He came back successfully but this is five years, not one.

Good luck to him if he gets another chance. He definitely showed some promise last time around

 

[barrackers]

The Marty Clarke precedent says giving Irish kids a second chance doesn’t work.

I know Taigh Kennelly went home for a year but he was very established at that time. He came back successfully but this is five years, not one.

Good luck to him if he gets another chance. He definitely showed some promise last time around

Clarke had then undiagnosed Addison’s disease during his second stint.

Rare medical condition forces Down's Marty Clarke to retire aged 29

The former Down footballer has been forced to call time on his career on the back of medical advice.

www.the42.ie

 

[whiskeytown]

Good luck to him but a little too one dimensional run and gun style player for mine.

But could be a handy addition for a VFL club. Not very much speed and X factor at state level. Doubt he comes here just to play state league footy though

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Clarke had then undiagnosed Addison’s disease during his second stint.

Rare medical condition forces Down's Marty Clarke to retire aged 29

The former Down footballer has been forced to call time on his career on the back of medical advice.

www.the42.ie

Thanks I was unaware of that... I had though that illness came later ( after he retired)

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

You’d have to assume he’s been talking to someone (presumably Collingwood) who has expressed an interest in picking him up. It would be a bit weird and presumptuous to just throw himself into the draft sight unseen after five years.

 

[*Crash*]

The Marty Clarke precedent says giving Irish kids a second chance doesn’t work.

I know Taigh Kennelly went home for a year but he was very established at that time. He came back successfully but this is five years, not one.

Good luck to him if he gets another chance. He definitely showed some promise last time around

Pretty small sample pool to base a second chance Irish policy upon.

 

[Jen2310]

You’d have to assume he’s been talking to someone (presumably Collingwood) who has expressed an interest in picking him up. It would be a bit weird and presumptuous to just throw himself into the draft sight unseen after five years.

I agree. Especially since I don't believe he is even in Australia? Less alone been playing any footy.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Pretty small sample pool to base a second chance Irish policy upon.

True but regardless of the sample set five years away from a game that you barely knew how to play five years ago....... is a long long time

 

[pablo disco bar]

I remember he looked the goods
Did a hammy and that was that

I reckon if he can be a cat b worth bringing him home

 

[Kappa]

You’d have to assume he’s been talking to someone (presumably Collingwood) who has expressed an interest in picking him up. It would be a bit weird and presumptuous to just throw himself into the draft sight unseen after five years.

100%, he wouldn't nominate without a club expressing interest beforehand... and there's a strong chance it'll be us.

 

[35Daicos]

I remember he looked the goods
Did a hammy and that was that

I reckon if he can be a cat b worth bringing him home

Even if he is eligible to be picked up as a Category B Rookie, we already have (the maximum) 3 of them on our list, so I just can't see that happening.

 

[jackcass]

Even if he is eligible to be picked up as a Category B Rookie, we already have (the maximum) 3 of them on our list, so I just can't see that happening.

Unless we promote 1 which I think we can still do.

 

[35Daicos]

Unless we promote 1 which I think we can still do.

We're very light on for list spots though, even more so if we pick up Lynden Dunn again, which we probably will do.

Perhaps if Mooney comes back and plays VFL this year and does well he might be a mid-year rookie draft chance, but I wouldn't want us using one of our few remaining list spots on him (pre-season).