Another Kerry blow as Kennelly eyes Swans return

KERRY coach Jack O’Connor is bracing himself for a third body blow to his 2010 Championship plans, with Tadhg Kennelly poised to agree a full-time return to the professional ranks of the AFL next season.

Kennelly will return next week to Australia to promote his controversial autobiography and is set to begin formal talks on a return to the Sydney Swans while Down Under.

He’s made no formal announcement in Kerry about his departure, but has intimated to a couple of close friends in the Kerry set-up that he won’t be around next season.