Tony Leen: After 15 years in Croke Park’s midfield cauldron, this was one of David Moran’s easiest calls

Retiring is absolutely the right decision for the Strand Road colossus, if not for Jack O'Connor and Kerry.

Kerry's David Moran lifts the Sam Maguire
Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

FIRST off, let’s make one thing clear. Retiring is absolutely the right decision for David Moran, if not for Kerry.

That ageing body – his own words – will be 35 this summer, his wife Sinead is due to give birth to their second child in a matter of weeks, and on top of an All-Ireland final win with Kerry and a Munster Club title with Strand Road, he has just come off the back of three man of the match performances on the bounce.