Paul Geaney says Tommy Walsh finding his feet and will again be a force for Kerry

Paul Geaney has no doubt Tommy Walsh will be a force for Kerry again, yet the 2014 All Star nominee believes the former AFL player may take longer to re-acclimatise to Gaelic games than Tadhg Kennelly did five years ago.

Paul Geaney says Tommy Walsh finding his feet and will again be a force for Kerry

Kennelly was an AFL player for eight years – three longer than Walsh — when he returned home to win an All-Ireland title with the Kingdom in 2009, but he had routinely spent his off-seasons making the odd appearance for Listowel Emmets. Walsh has not topped up his Gaelic skills in the same manner with Kerins O’Rahillys and so has returned to his native code cold in recent months with little in the bank after five years attempting to perfect the art of playing with an oval ball.

That said, Walsh made his full debut for Kerry in Derry two days ago and Geaney spotted what he believed to be clear signs of improvement in his 43 minutes from the man who made a cameo off the bench against Mayo.

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