Setanta Ó'hAilpín's Aussie Rules career has been thrown a lifeline after the former Cork hurler was drafted by Kevin Sheedy's Greater Western Sydney.
There had been surprise when Ó'hAilpín was released by Carlton Blues last month and immediate speculation about a return to Cork.
However Ó'hAilpín will be remaining down under after Sheedy picked him for GWS' first season in the AFL.
Sheedy said: "Not many players at AFL level were re-drafted, only two or three, probably sending a message out to players that you really want to knuckle down and get your career right. It's very difficult at the present time."
