Caolan Mooney
Gaelic and Australian rules footballer
Caolan Mooney (born 25 January 1993) is a Gaelic and Australian rules footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland.
Gaelic football career
Caolan Mooney played for Rostrevor in County Down and attended St Mark's High School, Warrenpoint where he won a Down Under 14 championship. He then moved to St Colman's College, Newry to complete his A levels. He won the MacRory Cup and Hogan Cup double in 2010 and 2011. Mooney was part of the Down Minor team from 2009 to 2011. In 2011 he was named the captain of the team. Later that year Mooney was called up to the Down Senior panel, starting in one and coming on in three games, scoring 1-1.
Honours
MacRory Cup (2) 2010 2011
Hogan Cup (2) 2010 2011
Down Minor Football League (1) 2011
Down Reserve Football Championship (1) 2010
Ulster Colleges All Star (1) 2010
AFL career
In mid-2010, he travelled to Australia to trial with Collingwood. He signed an International rookie contract with Collingwood in August 2010, but returned to Ireland to complete his schooling.
He returned to Melbourne in November 2011 and impressed with his speed.
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