Club duties see Rules players fly in two shifts

ANY players involved in club games on the weekend that the Irish party leaves for Australia (October 18) ‘will be kept at home’ and fly out the following day.

So said Nickey Brennan at yesterday’s squad announcement in Croke Park, where team manager Sean Boylan pointed out that a number of the 27-man group are in this position.

“In relation to Kerry star Tommy Walsh’s availability for the tour he had this to say: “we will have to wait and see how next Sunday goes.”