Quinn was a deadset gun. Don't ever bag him!!
Dat rig.
The luck of the Irish!!!!!!!
Serious 'speed and power ', Twomey said from combine.
Might have found one--THIS is what we need.
Creative, high risk, high reward.
Bang -o- tang!
How is this high risk, the rookie B list, is the exact opposite of high risk.
It is a extremely low risk/possible high reward selection.
A brand new face to #DonTheSash: http://bombe.rs/1E6QuyY Exciting Irish prospect Conor Mckenna joins the Bombers!
Essendon Football Club is delighted to announce Conor McKenna will join the Bombers as a rookie listed player under the club's Alternative Talent Program.
The exciting Irish prospect has accepted a two-year contract with Essendon and will be the second player to be placed on the club‘s Rookie B List, following Johnny Rayner‘s appointment last year.
McKenna qualifies as a Rookie B as he has not been registered in an Australian football competition for the past three years.
The 18-year-old was a star Gaelic football player from the county of Tyrone, Northern Ireland and was identified for his talents last year. In his first AFL game in a combined Irish/Australian squad, the quick and agile 184cm midfielder kicked four goals and was almost best afield.
List Manager Adrian Dodoro said McKenna‘s raw talent was an exciting prospect for the club.
“We are thrilled Conor has taken the opportunity to join the Essendon Football Club under our Alternative Talent Program,†Dodoro said.
“We were one of two clubs to attend the Irish Combine in December last year, and we were immediately impressed with Conor‘s talents. He has exceptional speed and endurance and he has a strong desire to become a professional footballer.
“His athletic profile is elite and while there is a long way to go, we really feel that Conor has the attributes to become a successful AFL player.â€
Essendon Football Club would like to acknowledge Kevin Sheehan, Tadhg Kennelly and Michael Ablett for assisting the club in this process.
kicked 4 goals from the midfield and was second best on ground, should have picked up the first best as well :p.
good luck to the kid.
If no one inside the Australia wants to come to the club, then we look outside.
If you're not excited about him yet, give this a watch and you soon will be!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hEshsQY_9Q&feature=youtu.be
Still don't get why GoldCoast got rid of him.
More highlights please.
Can you go from the Rookie B list straight into the First Team? Just saying, he will need to play about 10 games to win the Brownlow....
If you're not excited about him yet, give this a watch and you soon will be!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hEshsQY_9Q&feature=youtu.be
Wow. Just wow.
20 metre sprint results
1. Marvin Baynham (USA) - 2.81secs
2. Oleg Markov (SA) - 2.87
3. Jarrod Pickett (WA) - 2.87
4. Reece McKenzie (VIC) - 2.87
5. Connor Menadue (VIC) - 2.88
6. Nakia Cockatoo (NT) - 2.90
7. Ed Langdon (VIC) - 2.92
8. Paddy Brophy (IRE) - 2.93
9. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 2.93
10. Nathan Drummond (VIC) - 2.93
Agility results
1. Clem Smith (WA) - 8.09secs
2. Daniel McKenzie (VIC) - 8.10
3. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 8.12
4. Jarrod Pickett (WA) - 8.13
5. Teia Miles (VIC) - 8.27
6. Lukas Webb (VIC) - 8.28
7. Josh McGuinness (TAS) - 8.33
8. Billy Stretch (SA) - 8.33
9. Kyle Langford (VIC) - 8.36
10. Jack Lonie (VIC) - 8.37
Repeat sprint results
1. Nakia Cockatoo (NT) - 23.93secs
2. Nathan Drummond (VIC) - 23.95
3. Daniel Nielson (VIC) - 23.99
4. Daniel McKenzie (VIC) - 24.02
5. Ed Langdon (VIC) - 24.06
6. Oleg Markov (SA) - 24.14
7. Connor Menadue (VIC) - 24.14
8. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 24.16
9. Jack Hiscox (NSW) - 24.36
10. Matthew Goodyear (VIC) - 24.49
BnF 2016, CONNOR MCKENNA.
Reckon hell be better than quinn and Hird put together.
The luck of the Irish!!!!!!!
Serious 'speed and power ', Twomey said from combine.
Might have found one--THIS is what we need.
Creative, high risk, high reward.
Bang -o- tang!
How is this high risk, the rookie B list, is the exact opposite of high risk.
It is a extremely low risk/possible high reward selection.
C'mon man.......don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Hope he has some mongrel about him!
20 metre sprint results
1. Marvin Baynham (USA) - 2.81secs
2. Oleg Markov (SA) - 2.87
3. Jarrod Pickett (WA) - 2.87
4. Reece McKenzie (VIC) - 2.87
5. Connor Menadue (VIC) - 2.88
6. Nakia Cockatoo (NT) - 2.90
7. Ed Langdon (VIC) - 2.92
8. Paddy Brophy (IRE) - 2.93
9. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 2.93
10. Nathan Drummond (VIC) - 2.93
Agility results
1. Clem Smith (WA) - 8.09secs
2. Daniel McKenzie (VIC) - 8.10
3. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 8.12
4. Jarrod Pickett (WA) - 8.13
5. Teia Miles (VIC) - 8.27
6. Lukas Webb (VIC) - 8.28
7. Josh McGuinness (TAS) - 8.33
8. Billy Stretch (SA) - 8.33
9. Kyle Langford (VIC) - 8.36
10. Jack Lonie (VIC) - 8.37
Repeat sprint results
1. Nakia Cockatoo (NT) - 23.93secs
2. Nathan Drummond (VIC) - 23.95
3. Daniel Nielson (VIC) - 23.99
4. Daniel McKenzie (VIC) - 24.02
5. Ed Langdon (VIC) - 24.06
6. Oleg Markov (SA) - 24.14
7. Connor Menadue (VIC) - 24.14
8. Conor McKenna (IRE) - 24.16
9. Jack Hiscox (NSW) - 24.36
10. Matthew Goodyear (VIC) - 24.49
Also has decent endurance. Has 2 records at the European Draft Combine from 2013
AFL Draft Combine Records:
Standing Vertical Jump: 85cm – Dean Towers – 2012 (Europe – 74cm – Ciaran Kilkenny – 2012)
Running Vertical Jump: 102cm – Jared Brennan and Nic Naitanui – 2002 & 2008 (Europe – 88cm – Emmett O‘Conghaile – 2012)
Agility Run: 7.77sec – Stephen Hill – 2008 (Europe - 7.85 – Conor McKenna – 2013)
20m Sprint: 2.75sec – Joel Wilkinson – 2010 (Europe – 2.80 – Jack McCaffrey – 2012)
Beep Test: 16.06 – Billy Hartung – 2013 (Europe – 14.10 – Conor McKenna – 2013)
Combines have been held in Dublin in 2013. Further Combines will be held across Europe in coming years.
looks like weve found a replacement for Ambrose in the 2015 gf sprint!
Welcome to Essendon Connor!
Big FU to Barrett and Wilson who said no one would choose essendon due to the drug saga
So pumped to get a goal kicking midfielder hope he is as good as Hanley
Re that Gaelic highlights of him, just want to be devil’s advocate for a minute, but wasn’t Tom Walsh a gun at that but totally sucked at AFL??
Anyone have an AFL highlights reel of him?
Re that Gaelic highlights of him, just want to be devil's advocate for a minute, but wasn't Tom Walsh a gun at that but totally sucked at AFL??
Anyone have an AFL highlights reel of him?
AFL is definitely a completely different game. I haven't heard of Tom Walsh but that's most likely correct. Let's hope McKenna pays off for us though, at least he's shown good signs in his code.
I couldn't find any AFL highlights of him, unfortunately.