CARLA: TALENT DRAIN TO AFLW A BIG CONCERN

ALL-IRELAND winning Dublin captain Carla Rowe has expressed concern about the number of Irish stars in the AFLW.

- BY PAUL KEANE

A whopping seven Irish women will be involved in tomorrow's Grand Final between holders North Melbourne and Brisbane.

Fermanagh’s Blaithin Bogue, Cork's Erika O'Shea and Meath great Vikki Wall will all feature for North Melbourne at IKON Park.

Offaly's Amy Gavin Mangan has also been included by the Kangaroos on their emergency list for the third consecutive final between the clubs.

As for Brisbane, they've got Rowe's former Dublin colleague Jennifer Dunne, Tipperary's Orla O'Dwyer and Neasa Dooley from Kildare involved.

Ultra experienced Rowe said she had an opportunity in 2018 to pursue an AFLW contract but knocked it back.