McComiskey next target for Aussies

Emerging Down football talent Paul McComiskey has attracted interest from Aussie Rules side Brisbane Lions.

The Queens University Sigerson Cup winner is part of Ross Carr’s senior football squad and played alongside fellow countyman (and Aussie Rules success story) Martin Clarke on the Down minor side that emphatically won the 2005 All-Ireland.

The Dundrum player has been invited to Brisbane for trials and would be a massive loss to the Mourne County were he to pursue a playing career down under.

The prospect of a talent drain to the Australian code is angering a lot of gaels, particularly with clubs being asked to vote on a resumption of the International Rules series.