DERRY YOUNGSTER CONOR Glass is set to make his AFL debut this weekend as he lines out for Hawthorn.
The international rookie has been elevated to the club’s senior list and selected in the 22 to face the Dockers at Domain Stadium on Saturday.
The former Derry minor captain signed for the Melbourne contingent in October 2015, and headed Down Under after finishing secondary school the following June.
Glass captained the Oak Leaf minor side to Ulster glory in 2015, and lead them to the All-Ireland semi-final.
The Watty Graham’s clubman is joined by Meath native Conor Nash at Hawthorn, and it was actually he who took the call when Glass heard the news of his debut.
“Very happy. A bit cliché but it’s unexpected,” the 19-year-old told Hawks TV.
“Actually, Conor Nash got the phonecall on Wednesday morning. The family [visiting on holidays] were in the back seat and I was driving.
“The first reaction was just shock. Mum was in the back seat jumping up and down, so it couldn’t have been a more perfect spot.
“It’s perfect. It’s in Perth as well, and I have cousins in Perth so it’s going to be a perfect family holiday for them.
“I’ll just let it sink in the next couple of days, and once it comes to game time, I’ll play the same way as I always have and just take it as another game.”
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He got gee eyed, so what! The chap gets about 6 weeks off a year.
Poor lad. Only six weeks off. I wouldn’t mind six weeks off.
At least we now know he’s definitely Irish
A young guy who has a window in his season to get drunk gets drunk,so what?im sure it’s happened to hundreds of footballers in years gone by but unfortunately everyone’s every move is constantly broadcasted online now a days especially those in the public eye.Id be pissed off if he had declared for us and was hammered when he should have been on international duty or watching the game but the fact of the matter is he hasn’t.Hope he enjoys the rest of his holiday and time off.
Like all English guys can’t hd their liquor was his daddy with him
Jaysus! God forbid a 19 year old would go on a lads holiday to Spain & get absolutely buckled… The Irish sports media seriously need to take a day off & stop writing about everything Jack Grealish does on a daily basis. It’s like reading Hello magazine with all these Grealish articles lately!
Imagine if social media was around in Gazza,Best or Maradonnas day,there would have been stories about the every five minutes!
We’d never hear the end of Gazza stories. The tabloids back then were bad enough on Gazza & still today they recycle the same story as much as they can!
He was probably just celebrating our brilliant 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Give it a lash Jack
Give it a lash Jack
Never ever ever say nooooo
Ireland, lreland, republic of Ireland
Rev it up and here we goooo
Hit the road jack to play for your country is in heart no head very easy to decide ! But think he sees more £££ than €€€ signs folks ?
That’s the Irish in him coming out!!! Cheers Jack!! :)
While social media means that everything you do as a high profile sports person is monitored intensely, and while that may be unfair, the fact of the matter is that people have to be aware of this and those young sports people are role models and looked up to by their peers and therefore must be held to a higher standard of public life. While everyone is entitled to his/her holidays, let’s not forget that this 19 year is getting a hell of a lot more money than the average man in the street to work for the other 46 weeks of the year that he is not on holiday for……,