For many first-year players, season launches can be intimidating affairs; with speeches, panel discussions and a swarm of new faces.For Irish recruit Saoirse Lally, any lingering nerves at St Kilda’s launch quickly evaporated during a hilarious exchange with her new coach, Nick Dal Santo.New Irish recruit Saoirse LallySimon Schluter Lally and teammate Sophie Butterworth were chatting with families in the room, when Dal Santo showcased some Aussie slang, and asked his new Irish recruit “How are you travelling?”A puzzled Lally replied, “By car”.
AFLW round five: Aussie slang a challenge for league’s Irish cohort
In tough news the Swans ahead of AFLW round five, they lost former All-Australian Brenna Tarrant to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a hammer blow to their flag hopes.






