Kerry captain Aislinn Desmond on injury heartbreak: 'I’ve never been a spectator'

"I’ve never actually been injured before, never missed a game, and to miss this as captain is tough."

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016 - 10:34

It was on the first Sunday of April when Kerry skipper Aislinn Desmond felt the snap in her left knee, writes Jackie Cahill.

The Kingdom were playing Monaghan in a Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 clash and after falling to the ground, Desmond knew that damage was done.

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