Seán Powter interview: 'For most of my career, I have felt like a solo athlete rather than a team player'

A serious talent dragged down by injuries and the fear of them. Cork's Seanie Powter is heading to Australia next year - a sabbatical not a goodbye from inter-county football. A good time to reflect then

TOUGH BEAT: 'There'd be times where I just wouldn’t want to go down because it is too frustrating to watch the lads training, says Sán Powter. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

It’s a brutal admission. A somewhat sad one too.

To have lived your dream, but to have done so largely in isolation. To have seen yourself less a part of the collective and more a disconnected figure.