Kerry midfielder Joe O'Connor has been dealt a cruel blow just months after leading his county to their first All-Ireland since 2014.
It's been confirmed by The Kerryman newspaper that the Austin Stacks midfielder has sustained an ACL injury that could keep him out of action for as long as nine months.
It's the second injury he's shipped to his right knee this year having overcome a ligament problem early in their ultimately successful inter-county campaign.