The selection of Dublin full back Peter Kelly for an All Star award is "a huge boost" to Lucan Sarsfields.

The west-county club will contest their first-ever Dublin SHC final against Ballyboden at Parnell Park and have been given a great pre-match tonic with news that Kelly is one of three players from the capital who'll receive All Stars awards at tonight's ceremony.

"Peter winning an All Star is a huge boost for the club," club mentor Sean McCaffrey tells The Irish Times. "Especially given the weekend that's in it.

"Peter is one of those players that every single youngster in the club would look up to, so this can only inspire more of them to bigger and better things."

McCaffrey gives credit to Anthony Daly for unlocking Kelly's prowess at No.3:

"I'd never have said Peter Kelly was a born defender. It was always a bit of a mystery to us, what might be his best position. But to give Anthony Daly his dues he first put Peter into the full back position and persisted with him there, even if it was a case of covering for injury, especially when Tomás Brady was out.

"Before that he would have always played for the club around midfield, or sometimes at half back . . But he's the kind of player who could play anywhere, because he's very laid back about it. But he's also as hard as nails. The Peter Kelly that goes out onto the field to play is much different to the one off the field." Tweet

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