OISIN MULLIN TESTED positive for Covid-19 before boarding a plane to Australia last week, which has delayed his arrival at Geelong according to the club’s CEO Steve Hocking.
Geelong started pre-season training earlier this week and the absence of the Mayo star fuelled speculation that he was having second thoughts about the move.
Mullin signed a two-year rookie deal with the Victoria club in November and was assigned the squad number 34 in December.
Hocking says they still expect Mullin to link up with the AFL side, pouring cold water on recent reports that the two-time Young Footballer of the Year was considering turning down the move.
“He’s been much talked about,” he said on Geelong radio station K rock Football. “I think there’s no doubt the Irish are doing everything possible to retain that level of talent, which is quite understandable.
“He tested positive just as he was about to get on a plane to come across here, hence there was no point him getting on the plane.
“So he’s back there at the moment. I’m sure they (Mayo) are working really, really hard behind the scenes to retain him but we’re obviously excited that we’ve got him available to us so we’ll keep working through it.”
When asked if they expect to see the 21-year-old at Geelong in 2022, he replied: “Yes we do. I think there’s lot of Geelong supporters that are very excited about that as well.”
After Mayo manager James Horan was asked about the matter after their FBD League game against Galway eight days ago, county PRO John Walker interjected to say: “We can’t comment on that at the moment, there are family reasons.”
Horan said it was a “difficult situation” and added that “Oisin and his family deserve the time and space to work through it.”
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On form lar has no business starting. Maybe there is a big game in him yet this year
Yeah but he will take watching all the same.
Yearra the way he is playing you could watch him handy from the upper davin
Oh I can’t fookin wait!
No Mickey Cahill! I’d rate him one of the best hurlers going. Never seen him play a bad game and always picks up the opposition’s top inside forward.
O’Shea must have serious faith in these boys.
My biggest worry is if someone of the likes of bonnar or Callanan get injured or aren’t performing we don’t have the strength in depth to replace them. Backs are okay but kk have much more strength in depth all over the pitch. It’s an 18 man game now
Doubt it makes a difference what Team he picks..
Think people are a bit misguided on Tipp’s strength in depth, we have Jason Forde, Niall O’Meara and Dinny Maher to spring of the bench if needed. Another with potential is Colin O’Riordan or Shane Bourke who had a good league campaign. On form Lar and Noel McGrath probably shouldn’t be selected but we don’t see every training. I have been their biggest critic but can only hope there’s a big game in both on Sunday.. Its going to a be cracking game on Sunday all the same… so many questions, so many moving parts..
Just what I wanted to hear, as long as Lar Corbett plays, we’ll be playing 14 men :)
Tell that to Noel Hickey! Hel be quick to tell you what Lar can do!
* could
There won’t be much sign of you Gavin on this site Sunday night I can tell ya after that comment..