Tadhg Kennelly: Gaelic footballers too concerned with physique

Tadhg Kennelly has warned Gaelic footballers are becoming too big and should take a lesson from Australian Rules Football about becoming leaner.

Running the rule over the best young footballers in his AFL Talent Combine in UCD this past weekend, the 2009 All-Ireland winner said their physiques are better than those of similar ages in Australia.

However, he is concerned that the strength and conditioning programmes in the sport are too focused on bulking up players and considers a lot of injuries are down to poor advice and direction.