Setanta Ó hAilpín
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Setanta Ó hAilpín | ||
| Nickname(s) | Carlos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||
| Original team(s) | Na Piarsaigh (Cork GAA) | ||
| Draft | 2011 National Draft: No. 79 (Greater Western Sydney) | ||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005–2011 | Carlton | 80 (67) | |
| 2012–2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 8 (15) | |
| Total | 88 (82) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004 | Ireland | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Setanta Ó hAilpín (born 18 March 1983) is a Fijian-Irish sportsman. He was a hurler with the Cork senior team before becoming a professional Australian Rules footballer. He is of mixed Irish and Rotuman background. His brothers Seán Óg, Teu and Aisake are also noted sportsmen.
Ó hAilpín was born in Australia to an Irish father and a mother from the Fijian dependency of Rotuma. The family moved to Cork in Ireland in 1988 and Ó hAilpín played both hurling and Gaelic football for Na Piarsaigh, eventually concentrating on hurling. In 2000 he was selected for the Cork minor team. He studied at Waterford Institute of Technology and starred on its Fitzgibbon Cup-winning side in March 2003.
He joined his elder brother, Seán Óg, on the Cork team for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2003, which lost the final to Kilkenny in September. His contribution to the campaign earned him an All-Star award and the Young Hurler of the Year award.
In December 2003 Ó hAilpín announced his move to Australia to play Australian rules football for the Carlton Football Club in Melbourne. This was considered surprising, as AFL recruiters in Ireland primarily targeted Gaelic footballers and Ó hAilpín had concentrated on hurling. Younger brother Aisake followed Setanta to Carlton, while elder brother Seán Óg continued with the Cork hurlers.
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