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Buckley to lead Kerry in 2017 championship

Johnny Buckley has been confirmed as the Kerry senior football captain for the 2017 championship. Th...
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2:30 PM - 4 May 2017



Buckley to lead Kerry in 2017...

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Buckley to lead Kerry in 2017 championship

TodayFM
TodayFM

2:30 PM - 4 May 2017



Johnny Buckley has been confirmed as the Kerry senior football captain for the 2017 championship.

The half-forward has been nominated by the Kingdom's county champions Dr Crokes, whom he captained to the All-Ireland club title in March.

Buckley has made 20 championship appearances since making his debut against Cork in 2012, going on to play a key role in the All-Ireland title win in 2014.

A foot injury kept him sidelined for much of last season, and the 27-year-old is yet to feature for Eamonn Fitzmaurice's side in this campaign, having been on club duty with Dr Crokes until mid-March.

His Crokes clubmate Fionn Fitzgerald has been named as the vice-captain, with the versatile defender leading the Kingdom in their Allianz League title against Dublin last month.

Kerry open their Munster championship defence against either Clare or Limerick in the semi-finals next month. 



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