Luke Towey Biography

Gold Coast signs Irish prospect Luke Towey as a Category B rookie.

Towey's athleticism was part of his appeal, with the 186cm prospect extremely quick. He has run a 2.82 second 20-metre sprint and he has also completed the agility test in 7.93 seconds, which is better than any player at last week's NAB AFL Draft Combine.

The Gaelic footballer from Sligo in the west coast of Ireland had been considered one of his country's rising stars in its sport before deciding to make the move follow his interest in AFL.

Gold Coast flies Irish prospect Luke Towey to Australia for an AFL audition.

Towey arrived in the country on Saturday, will complete his first training session with the Suns on Tuesday and heads home this weekend after a whistle-stop tour.

"We're really looking forward to having Luke at the club for the week and getting to know one another," Gold Coast football boss Jon Haines said.

"It's an opportunity for him to understand what an AFL program looks like and what the demands are."

Irish prospect Luke Towey admits that his first experience with a Sherrin, only a matter of months ago, required some refinement.

After being identified for his athletic potential, the 19-year-old was given an AFL ball to take back to his house in Sligo, on the west coast of Ireland.

At first, his kicking skills weren't up to scratch, even according to his mother.

"It was horrendous. I was kicking it outside and it'd be bouncing off the wall, hitting windows and everything," Towey said.

"My mother would be coming out going mad. We have a wall at my house and it's that pebbledash, and my mum would come out and say 'Stop knocking the stones off the wall!' I'd have to get the brush out after and clean it up."