Joe O'Connor: 'The positive was that I had a year to work on my physique and work on my sprinting'

When the Kerry management asked him to take and give more hits in 2024, O’Connor was ready and able. For the second season in a row, he was an ever-present this year.

PHYSIQUE AND SPEED: Joe O’Connor’s used his 2022 setback gave him chances to build up his physique and improve his speed.

There are few silver linings to cruciate injuries but in Joe O’Connor’s case his 2022 setback gave him chances to build up his physique and improve his speed.

O’Connor had been on the periphery of the Kerry team when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament for Austin Stacks in September of the year. The time away to build up his power was huge.