Farrell: it's a young man's game
December 19, 2014
Dublin Under 21 manager Dessie Farrell. INPHO
The age profile of GAA players looks set to keep falling according to GPA CEO Dessie Farrell.
More and more players are retiring at a young age and Farrell said to The Examiner: "There is more exposure of those retirements through social media than there would have been previously.
"More players are engaging with the GPA to manage that process as well, so there has been a lot of exposure and publicity around the retirements.
"What's a fact, though, is the age profile of the county players is getting younger and younger. I would imagine in my day, when I was playing, the average age was 26 or 27.
"Now the average age is 24 and it's reducing all the time.
"Is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? I don't know. But it's a significant challenge to the association. Because, at this rate, it could be an U23 competition. There is a lot of experience, a lot of talent and a lot of wisdom being lost to the games.
"Is that going to change? I don't necessarily think so."
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