Hassett: Kerry’s defence is not too old

KERRY’S former All-Ireland winning captain Liam Hassett insists too much is being made of the age profile of the Kingdom defence.

Hassett: Kerry’s defence is not too old
Wed, 17 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
John Fogarty

In the 2004 final win over Mayo, Hassett lined out alongside five of the players who are set to take up defensive roles for them again on Sunday.

The quintet of Marc and Tomás Ó Sé, Tom O’Sullivan, AidanO’Mahony and Eoin Brosnan are all 30-plus but the Laune Rangers man has no doubts about their legs.

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