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<blockquote data-quote="cavan" data-source="post: 33467"><p>Cavanagh has turned down the contract from the Lions:</p><p></p><p>Cavanagh turns down Aussie offer</p><p> </p><p>Sean Cavanagh </p><p>Friday, October 14, 2005</p><p></p><p></p><p>Tyrone fans are celebrating today with the news that star man Sean Cavanagh has decided to forsake a career playing Aussie Rules football.</p><p></p><p>The Moy clubman has decided not to take up the offer by the Brisbane Lions of a two year contract.</p><p>The matter came to a head last Sunday when two representatives from the Lions attended a club game with the contract in their hand ready for Cavanagh to sign.</p><p></p><p>"They came out of the blue. I had sort of been avoiding their calls since the summer because it had affected my game around the Ulster final time.</p><p></p><p>"But when they turned up with the contract, the pressure was on," Cavanagh reveals.</p><p></p><p>However the ace midfielder turned to mentor Mickey Harte for advice and eventually decided the foreign game wasn’t for him.</p><p></p><p>"I have never been away from home for more than a week or two and we have very close connections.</p><p></p><p>"And secondly it would be difficult to play on a team as big as Tyrone.</p><p></p><p>"We have a great chance to build on our success now and there are huge opportunities and spin-offs from being involved with the teams.</p><p></p><p>"I didn’t want to go to Australia, fail and return home because I would essentially have thrown my GAA career down the tubes.</p><p></p><p>"I knew I would lose my Gaelic football skills if I went there for two years.</p><p></p><p>"I was confident I could make it in the AFL but well aware that my GAA skills would wane at the same time." </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.hoganstand.com/Common/ImageGallery/seancavanagh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cavan, post: 33467"] Cavanagh has turned down the contract from the Lions: Cavanagh turns down Aussie offer Sean Cavanagh Friday, October 14, 2005 Tyrone fans are celebrating today with the news that star man Sean Cavanagh has decided to forsake a career playing Aussie Rules football. The Moy clubman has decided not to take up the offer by the Brisbane Lions of a two year contract. The matter came to a head last Sunday when two representatives from the Lions attended a club game with the contract in their hand ready for Cavanagh to sign. "They came out of the blue. I had sort of been avoiding their calls since the summer because it had affected my game around the Ulster final time. "But when they turned up with the contract, the pressure was on," Cavanagh reveals. However the ace midfielder turned to mentor Mickey Harte for advice and eventually decided the foreign game wasn’t for him. "I have never been away from home for more than a week or two and we have very close connections. "And secondly it would be difficult to play on a team as big as Tyrone. "We have a great chance to build on our success now and there are huge opportunities and spin-offs from being involved with the teams. "I didn’t want to go to Australia, fail and return home because I would essentially have thrown my GAA career down the tubes. "I knew I would lose my Gaelic football skills if I went there for two years. "I was confident I could make it in the AFL but well aware that my GAA skills would wane at the same time." [img]http://www.hoganstand.com/Common/ImageGallery/seancavanagh.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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