Inside Aodán Mac Gearailt's Kerry role: 'You have to protect them from themselves in a way'

We constantly talk and hear about how full on it is to be an inter-county manager. But what goes with being one of their selectors, unheralded and unpaid as they typically are?

Last Saturday as Kerry entertained media at the Hotel Europe, on the lakes of Killarney, Aodán Mac Gearailt gave as good an insight as any. The daily calls with Jack, and the regular WhatsApp meetings with their fellow selectors. The constant communication and liaising with players and the setup’s S&C and medical team.

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