No stranger to the big stage, Brisbane's Neasa Dooley wants a piece of what her fellow Irish imports have been selling.

Kildare's first AFLW recruit debuted in round two and has played every game since for the Lions, who will host Carlton in Saturday's preliminary final.

The two-time premiers, on an eight-game winning streak, are seeking a fourth-straight finals berth.

But they'll need to reverse the result of a loss earlier this season to the high-flying Blues, who featured Irish pair Erone Fitzpatrick and Dayna Finn in last week's win over Hawthorn.

Dooley is one of 39 Irish talents in the league, teammate Orla O'Dwyer one of the first Gaelic football stars to make the move and All-Australian squad member Jenn Dune winning a title in her 2023 debut year.

At the same time Dooley was

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