Kerry 2023 and Beyond

[john4]

Jan 2, 2023 20:01:24 GMT Whosinmidfield said:

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Kerry may be down to three All-Ireland final starters for season opener against Cork
"We are down a lot of players so by necessity we will have to be more experimental."
Kerry may be down to three All-Ireland final starters for season opener against Cork

MON, 02 JAN, 2023 - 16:25
MURT MURPHY
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Jack O’Connor expects no more than three of Kerry's All-Ireland final-winning starters to feature when his side begin their 2023 campaign with a McGrath Cup visit to Cork on Wednesday night.

And O'Connor played down the prospects of Kerry repeating their four trophy haul of last season, given the level of enforced changes early in the year.

"I think you have to be realistic. You have a lot of players this year not available to us, you’ve the six lads involved with their clubs and then we have quite a good share of injuries lingering on from the county championship and obviously Gavin White’s injury from the All-Ireland final.


"We are down a lot of players so by necessity we will have to be more experimental. I couldn't envisage that we’ll have any more than three starters from the All-Ireland team starting the next night.”

O'Connor has drafted in 10 new faces for the McGrath Cup campaign: James McCarthy (Kenmare), Barry O’Sullivan (Dingle), Ruairi Murphy (Listry), Barry Mahony (St Senans), Devon Burns (Na Gaeil), Dylan Geaney (Dingle), Ronan Buckley (Listry), Eddie Horan (Scartaglin), Shane Cronin (Spa) and Chris O’Donoghue (Glenflesk).

"We'll try them out during the McGrath Cup and maybe the early stages of the League. I’m not saying everyone on this list is going to make it but at the moment we need extra bodies to get up to numbers in training because of the amount of lads we’re missing."

Last year’s captain Joe O’Connor has already been confirmed as a long-term absentee due to an ACL injury and O'Connor itemised some of his other walking wounded.

“Gavin White still hasn’t got back in the field, he’s going for a check-up in mid-January and we’ll see if he has the all-clear then; Mike Breen is back doing a bit while Paul Geaney has had an ankle issue; Stephen O’Brien has had a bit of an issue with his knee; Seanie O’Shea has a bit of an issue; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Graham O’Sullivan, they all have bits of issues from the club championships and they wouldn't be available in the short-term.”

But O'Connor couldn't confirm reports that goalkeeper Shane Ryan will need an operation on a shoulder problem.

“I can’t confirm or deny because I don’t know. I was under the impression that he was rehabbing it away and was getting on okay with it, but obviously playing in goal is different from playing out the field as you’re doing a lot of diving on the shoulder maybe.”

“I can’t confirm or deny because I don’t know. I was under the impression that he was rehabbing it away and was getting on okay with it, but obviously playing in goal is different from playing out the field as you’re doing a lot of diving on the shoulder maybe.”

Surprised to read that Jack doesn't know what's happening with Shane Ryan. I'd prefer to think that he'd be in the loop with all this stuff.

[mossie]

Jan 2, 2023 21:17:52 GMT john4 said:

Jan 2, 2023 20:01:24 GMT Whosinmidfield said:

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41039798.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


Kerry may be down to three All-Ireland final starters for season opener against Cork
"We are down a lot of players so by necessity we will have to be more experimental."
Kerry may be down to three All-Ireland final starters for season opener against Cork

MON, 02 JAN, 2023 - 16:25
MURT MURPHY
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Jack O’Connor expects no more than three of Kerry's All-Ireland final-winning starters to feature when his side begin their 2023 campaign with a McGrath Cup visit to Cork on Wednesday night.

And O'Connor played down the prospects of Kerry repeating their four trophy haul of last season, given the level of enforced changes early in the year.

"I think you have to be realistic. You have a lot of players this year not available to us, you’ve the six lads involved with their clubs and then we have quite a good share of injuries lingering on from the county championship and obviously Gavin White’s injury from the All-Ireland final.


"We are down a lot of players so by necessity we will have to be more experimental. I couldn't envisage that we’ll have any more than three starters from the All-Ireland team starting the next night.”

O'Connor has drafted in 10 new faces for the McGrath Cup campaign: James McCarthy (Kenmare), Barry O’Sullivan (Dingle), Ruairi Murphy (Listry), Barry Mahony (St Senans), Devon Burns (Na Gaeil), Dylan Geaney (Dingle), Ronan Buckley (Listry), Eddie Horan (Scartaglin), Shane Cronin (Spa) and Chris O’Donoghue (Glenflesk).

"We'll try them out during the McGrath Cup and maybe the early stages of the League. I’m not saying everyone on this list is going to make it but at the moment we need extra bodies to get up to numbers in training because of the amount of lads we’re missing."

Last year’s captain Joe O’Connor has already been confirmed as a long-term absentee due to an ACL injury and O'Connor itemised some of his other walking wounded.

“Gavin White still hasn’t got back in the field, he’s going for a check-up in mid-January and we’ll see if he has the all-clear then; Mike Breen is back doing a bit while Paul Geaney has had an ankle issue; Stephen O’Brien has had a bit of an issue with his knee; Seanie O’Shea has a bit of an issue; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Graham O’Sullivan, they all have bits of issues from the club championships and they wouldn't be available in the short-term.”

But O'Connor couldn't confirm reports that goalkeeper Shane Ryan will need an operation on a shoulder problem.

“I can’t confirm or deny because I don’t know. I was under the impression that he was rehabbing it away and was getting on okay with it, but obviously playing in goal is different from playing out the field as you’re doing a lot of diving on the shoulder maybe.”

“I can’t confirm or deny because I don’t know. I was under the impression that he was rehabbing it away and was getting on okay with it, but obviously playing in goal is different from playing out the field as you’re doing a lot of diving on the shoulder maybe.”

Surprised to read that Jack doesn't know what's happening with Shane Ryan. I'd prefer to think that he'd be in the loop with all this stuff.

ah Jacks know re Shane Ryan, playing the cute hoor there!

[givehimaball]

Jan 2, 2023 21:35:55 GMT mossie said:

Jan 2, 2023 21:17:52 GMT john4 said:

“I can’t confirm or deny because I don’t know. I was under the impression that he was rehabbing it away and was getting on okay with it, but obviously playing in goal is different from playing out the field as you’re doing a lot of diving on the shoulder maybe.”

Surprised to read that Jack doesn't know what's happening with Shane Ryan. I'd prefer to think that he'd be in the loop with all this stuff.

ah Jacks know re Shane Ryan, playing the cute hoor there!

You'd have to think if there was any possibility at all of Ryan having to have surgery that it would be utterly reckless to have only 2 other keepers involved. Personally I think it's madness to have only 2 keepers in an intercounty squad. If I was manager I would have 4 keepers especially in terms of long-term development/competition/having cover available in terms of an injury crisis.

I really don't want to see a repeat of the situation where Kealy was used as cover. I would say there are a lot of advantages of having a number of keepers competing for the number 1 spot in terms of competition. If you have more than 2, then there is also competition for who makes the match-day 26. Also you'd imagine that the coaching for keepers at intercounty level is a fair bit ahead of at most club level with pretty much every county having a specialist goal-keeping coach. By comparison you'd wonder at the level of coaching available at a lot of clubs. Also in terms of long-term development there is no option to look at lads at Junior level anymore. I also can't help but wonder if the fact that Kealy was used as a backup keeper was because of his familiarity with the kickout routines used. The nightmare scenario is if you only have two keepers in an intercounty squad and they both pick up injuries the week before an All-Ireland and can't play. Imagine how much pressure whoever had to come in and start would be under in such a scenario and how much it would likely affect Kerry's chances of winning.

[Annascaultilidie]

[royalkerryfan]

Jan 3, 2023 13:38:43 GMT Annascaultilidie said:

Brilliant thread from Adam.

[kerrybhoy06]

Adam’s stuff is very good, well worth a follow on Twitter.
The man has a real passion for Kerry gaa