Kennelly refuses to rule out AFL return

June 09, 2009

Kerry's Tadhg Kennelly
Kerry star Tadhg Kennelly has refused to rule out the possibility of him making a shock return to Aussie Rules. The Listowel Emmets clubman walked out on the final year of his Sydney Swans contract in January to pursue his dream of winning an All-Ireland medal with the Kingdom. But Kennelly has hinted that he could return to the AFL if he manages to emulate the feats of his father, the late Tim, and his brother Noel, with Kerry later this year. The 27-year-old, who made an impressive championship debut against Cork last Sunday and is now employed as a GAA coaching officer in the Kingdom, still keeps in touch with Swans coach Paul Roos and he admitted: "I don't really know what is going to happen. "I am here now. I am doing my thing here and I don't want to think about that other stuff. "In a way, it is the same as like I was in Oz. There I was focused on playing with the Swans and in the back on my head I thought I would go home at some stage. "Now I am the same. I am focused on my goal of playing with Kerry, do everything I can to do that successfully, but in the back of my mind there is an opportunity to go back and play (in Sydney) for a couple of years."

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