Kennelly yearning to answer Kerry call

KERRY have turned to Ballylongford’s Paddy Kelly in a bid to strike the right midfield balance for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

But the North Kerry man Kingdom fans believe is the answer to the All-Ireland champions’ centre-field doubts remains 12,000 miles away, pining for his beloved green and gold.

“I think about it every single day,” AFL star Tadhg Kennelly admits. “Sometimes I ask myself - why did I come out here when I want it so bad? But I will go home. I never want to put a date on it, but as far as I’m concerned it could be the end of September. I just know that I will go back and play for Kerry - whether I’m good enough at the time is another story.”