Ciarán Byrne

Ciarán Byrne
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Ciarán Byrne (born 6 December 1994) is an Australian rules footballer for the Carlton Football Club. He previously played Gaelic football for Louth.

AFL Career

Ciarán Byrne
Personal information
Full name Ciarán Byrne
Draft Pick 64, 2013 AFL Rookie Draft
Height/Weight 188 Cm 86 kg
Position(s) Half-back
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 38
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

In August 2013, Byrne signed a two-year Category B rookie contract AFL club Carlton.[1][2] Prior to beginning his AFL career, Byrne played for Ireland in both Tests of the 2013 international rules series.[3][4]

Byrne made his senior AFL debut in Round 3, 2015 against Essendon at the MCG; however, after a hamstring injury in that game, he missed the remainder of the season, playing only a couple of games for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Louth forward Byrne moves to AFL with Carlton". The Score. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "International rookie Byrne signs with Blues". Carlton Football Club Official Site. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport (RTÉ). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport (RTÉ). 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Danielle Balales (27 October 2015). "Season review: Ciaran Byrne". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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