All 9 Irish players who appeared in the 2024 AFL season ranked with a one line analysis of their performance along with key stats.
1. Mark Keane - Adelaide Crows / Mitchelstown GAA / County Cork
Breakout season and one of Adelaide’s best defenders all year
Age: 24
Height: 6ft 4in
Position: Key Defender
2024 Games: 21
Disposals: 16.8 per game
Spoils: 4.6 per game
2. Conor Nash - Hawthorn Hawks / Simonstown Gaels / County Meath
Backed up a tremendous 2023 with an incredibly strong 2024 securing 2 Brownlow votes along the way
Age: 26
Height: 6ft 6in
Position: Midfielder
2024 Games: 25
Disposals: 18.9 per game
Tackles: 5.5 per game
3. Aidan Corr - North Melbourne Kangaroos / Brocagh GAA / County Tyrone
Consistently among the best players for a struggling North Melbourne
Age: 30
Height: 6ft 5in
Position: Key Defender
2024 Games: 23
Disposals: 12.6 per game
Spoils: 5.2 per game
4. Zach Tuohy- Geelong Cats/ Portlaoise GAA / County Laois
Farewell! Will be remembered as one of the great Irish players in the AFL
Age: 35
Height: 6ft 2in
Position: Defender / Midfielder
2024 Games: 18
Disposals: 15.6 per game
Goals: 8
5. Callum Brown - Geelong Cats / Limavady Wolfhounds / County Derry
Could have broken goal kicking records for Irish in the competition if he maintained his start to the year but it wasn’t to be.
Age: 24
Height: 6ft 2in
Position: Forward
2024 Games: 13
Disposals: 7.7 per game
Goals: 17
6. Conor McKenna - Brisbane Lions / Eglish GAA / County Tyrone
A start stop year with injuries and loss of form but a premiership medal is what he will remember
Age: 28
Height: 6ft 0in
Position: Defender
2024 Games: 18
Disposals: 13 per game
Tackles: 0.6 per game
7. Mark O’Connor - Geelong Cats / Dingle GAA / County Kerry
Injuries and loss of form towards the end of the season saw Mark O’Connor drop down this list
Age: 28
Height: 6ft 2in
Position: Defender
2024 Games: 13
Disposals: 11.9 per game
Tackles: 3.1 per game
8. Oisin Mullin - Geelong Cats / Kilmaine GAA / County Mayo
Improving in what is only his 2nd year and very clearly still learning the game
Age: 25
Height: 5ft 10in
Position: Defender
2024 Games: 12
Disposals: 9.7 per game
Tackles: 2.7 per game
9. Darragh Joyce - Brisbane Lions / Rower-Inistioge GAA / County Kilkenny
Unfortunately probably better suited to VFL
Age: 27
Height: 6ft 5in
Position: Key Defender
2024 Games: 6
Disposals: 11.8 per game
Spoils: 4.0 per game
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