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Paul Earley
Personal information
Irish name Pol Ó hUrlaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1964-07-03) 3 July 1964 (age 60)
County Roscommon, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1980s–2000s
 Michael Glavey's
Club titles
Roscommon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1982–1994
 Roscommon 37 (2–31)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1
Paul Earley
Personal information
Full name Paul Earley
Date of birth 3 July 1964
Original team(s) Roscommon GAA
Height / weight 188 cm / 85 kg
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Earley (born 3 July 1964) is a former Irish sportsman who played Australian rules football for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Gaelic football for Roscommon.[1]

Earley was the first player recruited from Ireland to play a VFL match, beating Sean Wight who was also listed by Melbourne at the time.[1] He made his only appearance in Melbourne's last game of the 1984 VFL season, when they lost to Richmond by 28 points at the MCG.[1]

Due to family reasons, Earley returned to Ireland at the end of the year and rejoined Roscommon, with whom his elder brother, Dermot Earley, played. He was named as a full-forward in the 1985 GAA All Stars team and represented Ireland in the 1987 International Rules series. The former VFL footballer then played in Roscommon's 1990 and 1991 Connacht Championship winning teams. Earley later managed both Allenwood and Celbridge. He has also worked as a commentator for Setanta Sports.

On 4 February 2013, Earley was announced as the new manager of Ireland.[2] His tenure with Ireland was a roaring success - he is most noted for leading the country to record-breaking victories over Australia, Fiji, Iceland and Laos on their way to the 2013 World Series title.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cowley, Michael (24 October 2009). "The Irishman who blazed a trail across world". The Age. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Paul Earley named new Irish International Rules manager". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Paul Earley hails Ireland's ruthless streak against Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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