Former Longofrd minor star Michael Quinn has recieved praise from his coach at AFL side Essendon who believes that the Irish youngster will make the grade. Essendon coach Alan Richardson has revealed the Quinn is ahead of Down star Martin Clarke at this stage of his career according to manager Adrian Dodoro. "Having 'Richo' here to help Michael will help fast-track his development . . . Alan said his (Quinn's) kicking is a little bit more advanced than Martin's was when he first got to Collingwood so that's a good start." Tweet

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