Éamonn Fitzmaurice wants greater effort to ‘keep lads at home’

Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice believes more must be done to “keep lads at home” as more and more young GAA stars are being targeted by AFL clubs.

Rising Kingdom talent Mark O’Connor inked a deal with Geelong last year and Fitzmaurice believes the GAA need to be more proactive in tackling the issue.

He admitted: “It’s not ideal. You want the lads to stay around. You don’t want your best players being taken.