VIDEO: Kerry's AFL legend Tadhg Kennelly on why he returned to follow in father's footsteps

Though Nicholas Murphy and Cork wish he had stayed there.

WE ALL KNOW that Tadhg Kennelly has a Premiership medal with the Sydney Swans as well as a Celtic Cross, thanks to an All-Ireland win with his native Kerry.

But here the Listowel man explains how returning home after the death of his father — a Kingdom great — that he was inspired to pack in the AFL for a bit and give the championship a go.

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