Aisake Ó hAilpín
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| Personal Info | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 24 August 1985, |
| Recruited from | Cork GAA |
| Height/Weight | 199cm / 86kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | , vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Carlton (2005-) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
Aisake Faga Ó hAilpín (24 August 1985 -) is a hurler, Gaelic and Australian rules football Footballer who played with his two brothers, Seán Óg and Setanta, for the Na Piarsaigh club in Cork when they won the Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship in 2004. After this he took up Australian rules football and joined the Carlton Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, along with his elder brother Setanta.
Ó hAilpín was born in Bankstown, Sydney and moved to Ireland with his family in 1988. He later took up hurling with Na Piarsaigh, and became a player of exceptional qualities and a prolific free-taker, being selected to play for both his club and the Cork county minor (under-18) Gaelic football and hurling teams. He was on the Cork minor teams in both hurling and Gaelic football in 2003, when he played in both All-Ireland minor semi-finals.
Aisake was placed on the Carlton Football Club's rookie list for the 2005 AFL season, but is yet to play a game for the club. He spent 2005 in the VFL reserves at Carlton's affiliate, the Northern Bullants, and was in and out of the Bullants' senior team in 2006. He will begin his third year on the rookie list in 2007, which must be his final rookie-listed season by AFL rules.
Aisake's unusual first name is explained by the fact that his mother is from the island of Rotuma in Fiji.
Aisake starred along with his brothers Setanta and Seán Óg in a documentary entitled, 'Tall, Dark and Ó hAilpín' which featured on RTÉ One. In the documentary, Aisake talks about his sporting career and his current exploits with Aussie Rules football.
