No beer! Aussies can’t believe dedication of GAA stars like Brendan Maher

Tipperary hurling captain Brendan Maher has revealed how professional cricketers in Australia were shocked to learn alcohol bans are regularly placed on GAA players.

All-Ireland medallist Maher took part in AIB’s The Toughest Trade documentary where he swapped codes with a cricketer and spent a week with the Adelaide Strikers.

He said his new colleagues were taken aback when he explained GAA players don’t get paid. And he said they were even more surprised many must abstain from alcohol for vast stretches of the season.