Colm Begley

Colm Begley
Personal information
Full name	Colm Ó Beaglaoich
Born	(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 39) Portlaoise, Ireland
Original team	Stradbally (club)/Laois (county team)
Draft	International rookie Brisbane Lions 83rd overall, 2008 St Kilda
Debut	Round 20, 2006, Brisbane Lions  vs. West Coast, at The Gabba
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2008	Brisbane Lions	29 (7)
2009	St Kilda	01 (0)
Total		30 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.
Career highlights
International Rules Series U19's – 2005, 2006 Brisbane Lions, Rookie of the Year 2007 Ireland international rules football team representative - 2008
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

1. Begley earns Rules move from the Irish Independent 1 December 2008
2. Laois duo begin rookie life in Brisbane from the Irish Examiner 17 November 2005
3. Begley called into Brisbane Lions squad from RTE News 14 June 2007
4. AFL Tables - Colm Begley - Statistics. AFL Tables (31 August 1986). Retrieved 22 September 2011.
5. GAA Football & Hurling. Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
6. Colm Begley: ‘We’re trying to improve the balance for intercounty players’ by Denis Walsh. 8October 2022
7. "Brisbane Lions axe Irishman Begley". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
8. Why Begley needs to have day in the sun - Gaelic Football, Sport. Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
9. Begley not ruling out possible return to Laois - Gaelic Football, Sport. Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
10. Holmesby, Luke (4 December 2008). "Begley's second shot". Australian Football League. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
11. "2009 Season Scores and Results – Ladder". AFL Tables. 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
12. "Begley calls time on AFL career". The Irish Times (21 October 2009). Retrieved 22 September 2011.
13. "DCU and UL lead the way in the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Teams of the Year".

External links

• Colm Begley at the Brisbane Lions website
• Colm Begley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Brisbane Lions sign Irish duo and look to forge closer ties
• Irish rookie debuts for Lions
• Begley elevated to senior list
• Irish International Begley hits the bigtime
• Laois GAA Website

Colm Begley

Personal information
Nickname	Begz
Born	(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 39) Portlaoise, Ireland
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Wing Back

v t e Laois – 2003 All Ireland Minor Football Champions (3rd title)
1 C. Gorman 2 C. Healy 3 C. Ryan 4 R. Stapleton 5 P. O'Leary 6 C. Begley 7 N. Donoher 8 B. Quigley 9 C. Rogers (c) 10 C. Bergin 11 Colm Kelly (Stradbally) 12 P. McNulty 13 M. J. Tierney 14 D. Brennan 15 Colm Kelly (St Joseph's) Manager S. Dempsey