Killian Young: Kerry must protect players from AFL poachers

Kerry defender Killian Young has revealed his deep frustration with the ongoing targeting of the county’s best young players by Australian Rules clubs.

The Kingdom have already lost 2015 All-Ireland-winning minor captain Mark O’Connor to a two-year rookie deal at AFL side Geelong, the club that signed Kerry’s Padraig Lucey in 2014.

It’s understood that AFL scouts are also monitoring David Clifford, the star of this year’s three-in-a-row minor side, while Young has suggested that as many as “five or six” Kerry talents could ultimately be recruited.