I know Nash personally, he loves it over in Aus obviously but he still keeps an eye on Leinster and mentioned a couple of years ago how he would love to be out there playing in blue in a big European game.Twist wrote: ↑April 16th, 2021, 10:51 am To partially answer a question earlier in the thread, I've been told by people who would know that a big part of Nash's reason for going to the AFL was that Hawthorne made special arrangements for him to further his education. He orignally intended to study medicine but switched to undenominated science. Maybe he still has plans to go back to medicine, he's young enough.
AFL is a hugely attritional game. It's not always the obvious injuries, of the type you would also get in rugby, that end careers. Players have to cover huge mileage every week. They cover around 14-15km per match, often at a sprint. The games are two hours long and the pitch is the size of a cricket oval. Your perception can be skewed by ultra-durable headline makers; Stynes, Ablett, O'Loughlin, but pro careers typically don't last much longer than five years.
Apparently Hawthorn fans don't rate him highly so who knows he could come back. I think it's an absolute tragedy to be losing our athletes to that sport over there but fair play to any lad for taking the opportunity.