Four Irish players are in Melbourne to take part in AFL and AFLW Draft Combines this week.

Offaly's Cillian Bourke and Derry's Ruairí Forbes along with Meath's Mary-Kate Lynch and Tyrone's Aoife Horisk are taking part in the Combines with other potential recruits over the coming days.

The 2025 Telstra AFLW Draft Combine for women will be held from Wednesday, October 1 to Friday, October 3 and will feature 48 players from across Australia, in addition to Lynch and Horisk. Lynch won All-Ireland senior medals with Meath in 2021 and '22, while Horisk starred in Tyrone's All-Ireland intermediate final victory over Laois a couple of months ago.

The 2025 Telstra AFL Draft Combine for men will be held from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5 and features 69 players, with every state and territory across Australia represented. Players attending the Combines will engage in club interviews and medical screenings.

Lynch and Horisk arrived in Melbourne yesterday, while Bourke and Forbes attended last weekend's Grand final between Conor McKenna's Brisbane Lions and Oisin Mullin's Geelong.

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