A night on the town can sometimes be the right call for players

When to drink or not to drink, that is the question anyone involved with a team must ask.

One of the interesting contrasts to emerge from the recent The Toughest Trade programmes was Brendan Maher’s discovery that anyone who has asked them will know: most pros drink in-season — in moderation.

Speaking of his experience with the Adelaide Strikers, Maher observed, “One thing came up, that they would have a few beers after each game… I said ‘There’s no way we’d do this in the GAA. If you even have a beer two or three months before a game, you’d nearly be lambasted for it.”