His boy, Eli, will turn two in January so these are busy times on and off the field for the three-time All-Ireland winner
He has had a number of serious injuries during his career, including two cruciate tears. Last December, in the early stages of the county final, he suffered a groin injury – tearing the abductor off the bone. He would not play again until May, coming off the bench in Kerry’s Munster SFC win over Cork.
“I have spoken to Jack, I just said I will play with the club and I don’t know how long that will go on, hopefully it will be for another while,” says Moran. “I will take Christmas and we will put it down over Christmas or early in the New Year.” “At my age it’s very difficult to take a huge period out and then go back to try and go through preseason or intercounty training and trying to get the body to hold up.
And then there is the fear of missing out. Kerry, he knows, will be in the mix for All-Ireland glory again next year. Moran’s friend and club colleague, Tommy Walsh, retired after the 2021 season. Walsh was not there for this year’s Sam Maguire success.At the moment Kerry are in a very good position and you have to expect that if you retire they’re going to be in the shake-up,” says Moran.
All this, he stresses, is beyond Saturday. And right now anything beyond Sunday is a mystery. The club have only ever played in one previous Munster senior club final, losing to Kilmurry-Ibrickane in 2009.