Tony Kelly

But had they been going around to all those, going around to functions and everything, you know, for that year... you'd burn yourself out you know it was too much and of course nowadays it's been a year enjoying it

it has to be taken around the planet now as well doesn't it the Lee McCarthy California and Australia and many other places and that's right that's right too that the immigrants get a chance to make the most of it So, coming from that then, do you think in the Tony Kellys and in the Colm Galvans and the fellas we have now, is there another All-Ireland or two in them? Do you seriously think so, based on what we know they can do?

Yeah, I think looking at them now, I've been watching them now for the last couple of matches and they seem to be improving with every match, which I think is a good sign.

I mean, we went through 2014 and 2015 and And what did we win? One match was it? One match.

who knows what happens, but like AI will kill us by then, but

you shoot whatever 100 years forward and say people are talking about Tony Kelly.

I don't think then the myth building loses anything by having that footage.

Whereas now, like the GAs so oddly unserved, I think, are poorly served by the lack of stuff about it.

real titans kind of get remembered.

For sure.

But I wonder with a future whereby, what was Tony Kelly like? I'll go back and watch the 2013 All-Ireland Final.

Yeah.

Last bucket of game.

Tony Kelly, we were a pint up.

Will lads not be praying to be blocked down beside the sideline now? I don't know.

Just one sec.

Who did Manchester City beat in the Champions League on Tuesday night? Oh, pass.

Now, what club did Tony Kelly play for? Ballet.

Yeah.

Who do Liverpool face in the Premier League this weekend? No idea.

Yeah, already watching this.

Tony Kelly.

Who the hell is Tony Kelly? Yeah.

He is one of the greatest Claire Hurlers of all time.

Oh, I thought he was the

carpet man.

That's Dez Kelly.

Okay, Tony Kelly, fine.

we socialised in Garton and McCarty's was a kind of an institution on a Sunday night so that was the way it was in a farmer community back then

yeah and got nearly all the heroes were gone well that's your Tony Keedis and your do you know your Joe Coonies and all those and thankfully at the time we'd done that change right and when you finished with Killinina and that Junior Championship in 94 was a big thing because the immigration thing had kind of slowed down a bit and there were some younger players coming along around that stage as well so that was probably the last thing you'd have won with Killinina I'd

imagine we actually we lost a Junior B County Final up here in Craven's Field that was probably one of the last finals that I played in I remember Toby O'Meara was the captain and we drew the first day Who was that against? It was Whitegate.

It was Whitegate, yeah.

Yeah, did we... we just yeah there was massive massive work being done and it was

yeah how different was the 14 team to the 12 team in terms of personnel was it nearly all different apart from well

I said Tony and Galvin and Jack and a few of those fellas had been in all three Aaron Cunningham there was maybe yeah it's good but there was there was yeah there was there was a good few had I think Tots was there in the start and the finish.

But there was some phenomenal players.

and

fitter and faster now, so just try to adjust their level and kind of mix in there and don't be shy, because I think you don't want to be a flower on the wall either in them kind of dress rooms, like you want to be out there, try to learn as much off the older players like John Conlon, Tony Kelly, Devin McNerney, so I just suppose go in and just kind of talk to it well I think anyways, and hopefully in a few years to come, look alone as well.

Yeah, I mean, look, Clare, fans know all about you, but after the Munster final, I think the rest of the world found out about you.

And, you know, remember seeing ESPN Sports Centre, they have that kind of highlights of sporting moments, you know, from around the US and the world.

And that's my next fella.

Tony Kelly at eight.

Albeit, you know, he was quite starting off.

But I think he got the greatest 1-4 we'll ever see in Croke Park.

I think you're an unbelievable player.

I think he's only ever probably...

the 2018 All-Ireland Final aside from that he's been exceptional in all the other All-Ireland Finals I'm going to put Gareth Hegarty out to 11 I'm going to put Laurent 7 so I'm going to go Shane O'Donnell 1 Nicky English 2 Keane Lynch 20 21 performance 3 Seamus Callaghan 2016 performance number 4 Henry Shefflin number 5 23 12 first day out final Brian Whelan 1998 number 6 I'm going to go Larry Corbett number 7 2010 Tony Kelly's performance in 2024 number 8 I'm going to go Tommy Welch's performance in 2009 he's in at 9 DJ's performance the Millennium Year in a 10 and sorry, Gary O'Deagherty, I'm just going to push out the number 11.

He's already at number 11 as well, by