Brian Shortall


Brian ‘Shorts’ Shortall is a former Laois minor Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer.

Playing career

Shortall is a native of Durrow, County Laois and played his club football with Harps GAA and represented Laois GAA at minor level and won a Leinster Minor Football Championship medal in 1998 before losing to a Tyrone team led by Cormac McAnallen in the All-Ireland Final. He played in all six games for the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2002 Australian Football International Cup.