Joe O'Connor (Gaelic footballer) explained

Joe O'Connor is a Gaelic footballer. He plays for the Austin Stacks club in midfield and at senior level for the Kerry county team.

Though he never started a game for Kerry, O'Connor was named senior captain for the 2022 season (replacing Paul Murphy), in a year when Kerry won the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[1] and was injured.[2] [3] [4] [5] He formerly played rugby with Munster.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Joe O'Connor named Kerry captain despite never starting game for Kingdom. Karl. O'Kane. 2 February 2022.
  2. News: Huge blow as Kerry's All-Ireland winning captain suffers long-term injury. Rob. O'Halloran. 13 September 2022.
  3. News: Kerry captain Joe O'Connor admits he's likely to miss out on All-Ireland defence. Irish Independent. Sinead. Kissane. 21 October 2022.
  4. News: Kerry's Joe O'Connor set for lengthy absence due to ACL injury. The42.ie. 13 September 2022.
  5. News: Kerry captain Joe O'Connor suffers ACL injury and will likely miss 2023 intercounty season. Sky Sports. 14 September 2022.
  6. News: Joe O'Connor is 2022 Kerry Captain. Austin Stacks. Martin. Collins. 2 February 2022.

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