Aaron Kernan's decision to hang up his inter-county boots last winter didn't come as a surprise to his brother Tony.

"I was sitting with him on the bus to every game and I knew what he had in his head," Tony, who is looking forward to his eight championship campaign in the Orchard County jersey, revealed to the Irish Independent.

"I would have liked him to hang around for another year. I miss him going to training and I miss him going to matches.

"I wasn't overly surprised, because I could see it coming. You can see why other people were surprised."

Turning his focus to tomorrow's Ulster SFC clash with Donegal, the Crossmaglen sharpshooter hopes to make amends for a couple of long range frees he missed in last year's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final loss.

"They hang around for a wee while, but it's not something I would lose a huge amount of sleep over.

"Free-taking is a responsibility I take upon myself and it is something I enjoy. I will continue to do that.

"It was an opportunity missed, but we can look at numerous chances in the game that we missed.

"Plenty of people have missed high-profile kicks and bounced back so hopefully I can do the same."

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