Kerry chairman O'Sullivan: GAA can't keep pretending nothing wrong with AFL recruiters

GAA Chairman Patrick O'Sullivan tells annual convention in Tralee: 'If the clubs who nurtured these footballers can’t be compensated, in future these professional outfits should at the very least do right by them in making a donation or providing equipment'

BRISBANE BOUND: Austin Stacks' and Kerry teenage tyro Ben Murphy. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Kerry chairman Patrick O’Sullivan has told the GAA at national level that they “can’t just pretend there is nothing wrong” with how Australian Rules clubs are recruiting Gaelic footballers.

O’Sullivan has called on the association to act in the interests of clubs and try to regulate the practice of AFL outfits signing up-and-coming football stars.