Kerry GAA will not support motion to introduce club game requirement for inter-county players

Kerry GAA chairman Patrick O'Sullivan defended the decision to reuse match programmes originally intended for the postponed Kerry v Donegal league game for the rescheduled fixture. 

Kerry GAA secretary Peter Twiss said the motion from Dublin club Clontarf would not be workable. Pic: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

A motion compelling a player to have played four competitive league games for his club in his previous year in order to be eligible for an inter-county team will not be supported by Kerry following discussion at this month’s county board meeting on Tuesday Night. The motion, proposed by Dublin club Clontarf, will be debated at this weekend's GAA Congress in Donegal. 

Kerry Secretary Peter Twiss said it would be unworkable because of the nature and structure of competitions in the Kingdom, with the county league only starting on March 16th and by that stage, Kerry would have five or six league games played.