Premier’s Brendan Maher ‘took one for team’

Brendan Maher admits he was previously a jack of all trades for Tipperary and was a player “who took one for the team”.

In a lengthy interview with Alan O’Mara, the 2016 All-Ireland winning captain concedes he can concentrate more on making the midfield berth his permanent place in the team now that Pádraic Maher has taken over from him as the official leader of the team.

“If I’m 100% honest about it, that was probably the one thing that went against me in my career to date — my versatility. And managers have, I’m going to say, abused that but it’s the wrong way of saying it. Yeah, taken one for the team.