Swashbuckling star Austin Gleeson determined to put team duties first

Hailing from Mount Sion, the gung-ho is part of what he is, but Austin Gleeson maintains he is learning to be more of a team player.

Ken McGrath was such an influential figure in his formative years, that it’s understandable the 20-year-old has imagined himself as a swashbuckling kind of player.

At times, it might be at odds with Waterford’s considered game but Gleeson is learning to knit his own natural style with what is asked of him as a spoke in the Déise wheel.