No half measures

Those who point to the new phenomenon of blue collar half-forward should remember that Kerry's Liam Hassett has been toiling in that role for almost a decade. Colm O'Connor spoke to him.

LIFE as an elder statesman seems to be suiting Liam Hassett. Though aged 30 and with almost a decade of inter-county football behind him, Hassett looks, and admits to feeling, as good as ever.

His body weight and height have struck a happy medium. The bulges or bumps that seem to preserve of most Irish males of his vintage appear a long way off. Talks of calling it a day seem as distant.