Setanta O hAilpin continued his rich vein of goal-scoring form when he bagged a hat-trick of majors in Greater Western Sydney's 104-148 defeat to the Gold Coast Suns in Canberra at the weekend.

It means the Cork man has scored eight goals in his last two games, having marked his return to AFL action with a five-goal haul against Melbourne at the MCG last Sunday week. He also tallied 13 possessions and two marks in the game against the Gold Coast Suns.

Meanwhile, former Mayo star Pearce Hanley has played down his excellent form which has left him in the running for the AFL Coaches' Association Player of the Year Award.

"I had a great pre-season, but then an injury setback meant I was really quiet in the NAB Cup which we won in February," the Brisbane Lions man said in the Irish Daily Mirror.

"Then I thought I had a really quiet and disappointing first round when we lost to the Western Bulldogs. I am my own worst critic, I suppose, but I genuinely think there's a lot I can still improve on." Tweet

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