Huge Blow for Donegal as Reigning Young Player of the Year Jumps Ship to AFL

Donegal star Finnbarr Roarty joins AFL side Collingwood on two-year deal

GAA met with AFL this week to discuss potential recruitment protocol

Huge blow for Donegal as reigning young player of the year jumps ship to AFL

Roarty starred for Donegal in 2025, and was named young footballer of the year.

Hammer blow for Donegal as Finnbarr Roarty joins Aussie Rules exodus by signing contract with Collingwood

Huge blow for Donegal as star defender Finnbarr Roarty signs two-year AFL deal

Finnbarr Roarty has signed a two-year rookie contract with Collingwood in the AFL.  The 20-year-old will jet off to Australia at the end of...

Huge blow for Donegal as Roarty signs for Collingwood

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has been dealt a huge blow with the news that 2025 Young Footballer of the Year Finnbarr Roarty has signed a two-year rookie contract with Collingwood in the AFL.

Donegal's Finnbarr Roarty signs AFL contract with Collingwood

It’s a serious blow for Donegal as one of their main players becomes the latest rising Gaelic football star to depart for Down Under.