In his 10 years as an inter-county manager, Kevin Walsh has never known anything like the “relentless” spate of injuries which have plagued the Galway squad this season. Ahead of Sunday’s Connacht SFC final at home to Roscommon, Galway boss Walsh has confirmed that neither Damien Comer (ankle) nor Ciarán Duggan (knee) will be available. The long-term injuries were long-term so we knew there was a time frame on them which we had to deal with it. But it’s been a tough year with injuries in general.”The Galway boss said the training workload of his players was constantly being monitored and the injuries sustained during the league were “mainly bad luck”. “It’s knee injuries, shoulder injuries, or a lot of ankle injuries that required surgery, and I think that’s either impact or it’s just a twist.

Source: Irish Examiner June 11, 2019 04:07 UTC