Irish recruit John Heslin / Rookie pick #90 [merged]

[Oiafi]

ill be supporting john and richmond from now on into the future

Hope you enjoy the ride. Could be bumpy knowing Richmond. Never a dull moment though 

He may come  back to you guys further down the track, similar to the way Kennelly did. I was surprised to see Kennelly back with the Swans last year, thought he'd returned to Ireland for good.

[GAA_WESTMEATH]

Yeah hopefully... our county could really do with having john back... he would have been playin senior this year properly in the championship at midfield... tipped to be young player of the year so you can imagine how important he is... i will be out to oz for a year after september so i cant wait to go see a few games!

[GAA_WESTMEATH]

This is a link to a documentary about our football team back in 2004, if anyone is interested in our game... its  the run up to the final

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv2EbjhAf-I

[Go Richo 12]

Yeah hopefully... our county could really do with having john back... he would have been playin senior this year properly in the championship at midfield... tipped to be young player of the year so you can imagine how important he is... i will be out to oz for a year after september so i cant wait to go see a few games!

Well GAA W buy a scarf and join us at the punt road end! Will be great to have you there!

[bojangles17]

I will be right.. hes a HUGE loss for us, ill be supporting john and richmond from now on into the future

good onya mate, cheers for getting on board the TIGERS, welcome aboard

[Judge Roughneck]

It is good. This Irish kid sounds like he goes alright.

Foley. Martin. Cotchin. Deledio. Etc. Could use another gun mid to give them chop out.

[one-eyed]

Irish star talks Tigers
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Thu 21 Apr, 2011

John Heslin is one of Ireland’s brightest young sporting stars, excelling at hurling, soccer and Gaelic football.  Richmond believes he has the necessary attributes to succeed at AFL football and will select him as an international rookie in next December’s rookie draft.  Heslin recently completed a one-week trial at the Tigers’ ME Bank Centre, Punt Road Oval headquarters and Tony Greenberg caught up with him before his return to Ireland . . .

....
TG:  What appeals to you most about coming to Richmond?
JH:  The players are young and that’s very important.  We’re all going to come through together and we’ve all got the same ideas, the same interests.  When you’re talking, or fooling around a bit, it’s all the same - there’s no, like, ‘cut it out you guys, you’re only young and nobodies’ . . . everybody’s having fun, they’re enjoying themselves.  We have the chance to develop a great bond between us and create something special together here.  That’s important.     

For the full interview click here:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/112152/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Heslin starts training with us next month according to the Irish media today.

[Judge Roughneck]

Good he'd almost be in our best side ahead of hislop and friends.

[Owl]

Is maith liom beoir agus cailíní GAA! lol Welcome to the mighty tigers.  Great to see this great lump of a lad join the tigers, looks like he is can take care of himself and if he is skillfull with it, solid gold.

[one-eyed]

Heslin hot on AFL trail
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Tue 05 Jul, 2011


Richmond’s latest international signing, Irish teenage sports star, John Heslin, will represent Ireland in the Australian Football International Cup, to be held in Sydney and Melbourne from August 12-27.

It will be an important stepping-stone into AFL ranks for the Agricultural Science student from University College Dublin, who will be selected by Richmond as an international rookie in the league’s rookie draft at the end of the year.

Heslin has excelled at soccer, as well as Ireland’s two indigenous sports, Gaelic football and hurling, and showed considerable promise in a week-long training stint with Richmond earlier this year.

“John’s commitments with his Gaelic team, Westmeath, are finished and he’s really looking forward to coming out to Australia again and representing Ireland in the International Cup,” said Richmond’s Recruiting Manager Francis Jackson.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/117851/default.aspx

[Danog]

He's down in Aus and training with us now.  Here's some pics!

[Oiafi]

Good to see him wearing old Relton's number, an honour and a privilege.  Slightly shorter than Gourdis by the look of those pictures.

[wayne]

Good to see him wearing old Relton's number, an honour and a privilege. 

I hope he does it justice. 

[gerkin greg]

Hamburger Heslin