CLIFFORD: OZ EXITS NOT FAIR ON CLUBS

STAYING PUT Kerry forward David Clifford

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have a player like him, especially when you see him come up against him in the county championship and you realise how good he still is, even after not playing the game for seven years,” said Clifford.

“It's obviously a constant battle for teams now to try and keep their players. But at the end of the day, in terms of the individual themselves, it's very hard to blame people too for trying their luck in Australia.”

Yet there is no smart way to keep players at home. And even ideas like offering college scholarships to the best young players in Ireland could be a financial noose around the GAA's neck, Clifford believes.