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Published 11:31 9 Aug 2018 BST
Updated 11:33 9 Aug 2018 BST
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“I’m absolutely ecstatic,” Nash told the club's website. “When I found out yesterday in front of the family in the car, it was just pure joy. I can’t wait, and I look forward to contributing to the team.”https://twitter.com/HawthornFC/status/1027451050167422976 Nash’s parents and younger brother and sister were holidaying in Australia and were preparing to return to Ireland before receiving the news from Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson.
“Clarko asked them if they could prolong their flights until Sunday or Monday,” Nash said. “They’ll get to see me play which is a very special moment for them, and for myself as well.”Nash's call up follows recent debuts from compatriots Darragh Joyce and Ray Connellan, both of whom are playing at St Kilda. Interestingly, the Hawthorn website said that he turned down 'a Gaelic football academy contract to pursue the foreign sport of AFL on the other side of the world'. Not sure what Gaelic football academies are handing out contracts but the best of luck to him nonetheless.
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