Veteran Aidan O'Shea has seen it all but has still been wowed by generational Kobe McDonald

O'Shea, in his 18th season, has has never seen anything quite like teenage phenom Kobe McDonald.

Aidan O’Shea of Mayo, pictured for AIB at the launch of the 2026 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

No county in Division 1 of the National League used more players than Mayo, a whopping 36, but one of them stole the majority of the headlines, Kobe McDonald.

Aidan O'Shea, in his 18th season, has seen all sorts of players emerge in Mayo over the years; big ones, small ones, tall ones, fast ones. But the 35-year-old forward, who holds the record for outfield appearances in Championship football, has never seen anything quite like teenage phenom McDonald.