Cork under 21 football star Ciaran Sheehan is on the verge of joining fellow county man Setanta O hAilpin at the Carlton Blues. The 18-year-old, who is preparing for next Monday's All-Ireland under 21 final against Down, is expected to join the Aussie Rules outfit later this year as an international rookie, with Carlton having already forwarded the relevant paper work to the AFL authorities. The young attacker is set to travel to Melbourne for training with the club in July after his Leaving Cert before returning to Ireland for the remainder of the summer. "We've been following Ciaran since he was 15," said Carlton recruitment officer Gerard Sholly. "We've followed him closely and maintained contact with him, and he's already been over to Australia because he has family in Perth. Carlton has now lodged the papers with the AFL. "He will come over here in July, I believe, to do some training with them and then head back to Ireland before coming back." Sheehan will link up with fellow Corkman Setanta O hAilpin, while current Cork senior footballers Michael Shields and Aisake O hAilpin have previously played for the Melbourne club. Tweet

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