Pat Spillane: Kerry teen tyro as good as Kobe — and going nowhere

Spillane was speaking at the announcement of Comfort Keepers as the official Community Impact Partner of the GAA/GPA.

COMFORT BREAK: Former Kerry footballer Pat Spillane in Croke Park at the announcement of a new three-year partnership with Comfort Keepers, Ireland's leading homecare provider, which has been named Official Community Impact Partner of the GAA and GPA. Comfort Keepers will bring its ambassadors into homes and communities across the country this year, connecting Gaelic games supporters of all ages and abilities. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Pat Spillane has claimed that 'the AFL guys' approached Kerry's Tomás Kennedy but that the teenage attacker rejected the Australians' advances.

Kerry great Spillane compared Kennedy, who hit 1-3 against Roscommon on his League debut in January, and the same tally in last year's Munster U-20 final win, to Mayo phenom Kobe McDonald.