Kennelly not ready to fly Swans nest just yet

THE chances of Tadhg Kennelly returning to the Kerry colours in the near future all but disappeared yesterday as the Listowel man has commenced talks with the Sydney Swans to extend his contract by up to three years.

Kennelly’s current deal expires at the end of this season and speculation that he would return to Ireland — and to the Kerry set-up — has been rife long before he became the first Irishman to win a Premiership medal with the New South Wales side last September.

When Kennelly first arrived in Sydney his stated ambition was to win that medal before returning home for a crack at winning an All-Ireland.