David Clifford interview: 'It can be hard but I've been that young person meeting Kerry players so I understand what it means to them'

'If I am to look back from here, it's been a very fast eight years with Kerry' says Kingdom talisman who still likes the idea of a four-point goal for Gaelic football

ACCOLADES: PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for July in football, David Clifford of Kerry, with his award at PwC offices in Dublin.

David Clifford at 26. It's an interesting time to take stock, at the halfway point of an extraordinary inter-county football career.

It's eight years since Jack O'Shea, speaking after watching Clifford shoot 1-10 for the Kerry minors in the 2017 All-Ireland semi-final win over Cavan, said that the Fossa phenom was already equipped for senior duty.