Sheehan ready to lead from the front

THE joy at acquiring the Kerry captaincy for the 2010 season was quickly tempered for Bryan Sheehan in his very first run out in January.

A pedestrian McGrath Cup clash against Waterford concluded on a low note, when Sheehan was left writhing in agony on the Fitzgerald Stadium turf after his ankle smacked against an opponent. The optimism of a new campaign was quickly evaporated and Sheehan faced an anxious few days awaiting scan results which would inform him of the extent of his injury lay-off. The eventual prognosis was serious but not terminal to his ambitions for 2010.

“It was a nervous enough time but it’s all good now”, says Sheehan. “I suffering a small tear in the knee cartilage that delayed my comeback by two weeks. It was disappointing for it to happen at the start of the year but I’m feeling good now and I’ve done a lot of sessions outside of our scheduled sessions to improve fitness.”