Carlton are reportedly on the verge of adding a pair of Irish recruits to their list for the next two seasons as category B rookies.
The Blues have been among the clubs to lead the recruitment of Irish players as a bargain avenue to build their list, with those eligible for a category B rookie contract - given their international ties - are paid outside of the salary cap.
Carlton recruited the competition's longest-serving Irishman in Zach Tuohy, who surpassed Brownlow Medal winner Jim Stynes on the all-time games played list among Irish players with his 265th game in Round 17 against North Melbourne.
Tuohy was drafted by the Blues out of Portlaoise in 2009 and would make his debut in 2011, with the half-back playing 120 games for Carlton before departing to Geelong at the end of the 2016 season.
The Blues have also recruited the likes of Setanta O'hAilpin, Ciarán Sheehan and Ciarán Byrne from Ireland over the years, while Sydney (Tadhg Kennelly), Brisbane (Pearce Hanley), Collingwood (Martin Clarke), Essendon (Conor McKenna) and Geelong (Mark O'Connor) have also found success from the Emerald Isle.
St Kilda and Gold Coast joined Carlton in scouting Ireland this year, with the Blues now reportedly set to sign two players as category B rookies after list boss Nick Austin, recruitment manager Michael Agresta and club icon and director of football Greg Williams all made the international venture.
According to The Age, teenage pair Matt Duffy and Rob Monahan are on the verge of inking multi-year deals with the Blues to become the latest Irish players to make the move.
Duffy is rated as a speedy runner out of Longford, while Kerry's Monahan is also regarded as one of the nation's top-rated young Gaelic footballers.
Clubs aren't restricted to signing category B rookies through a specific window, unlike the trade period of draft mechanisms, with an announcement from the Blues able to fall before start of the off-season.
The Age's report suggests both Duffy and Monahan are still needing to pass medical testing before officially linking up with the Princes Park club.
