Rising Armagh star Oisin O'Neill has explained the reason behind his decision to opt out of the Orchard County senior squad for this year.
The Crossmaglen ace - who turned 21 last week - intends to use the time away from Kieran McGeeney's set-up to concentrate on getting his "body right" so he'll be fully fit for the rigours of senior inter-county football in the future.
"Last year from January to April I played 21 or 22 games, between Sigerson, U21s with club and county, and then the McKenna Cup and National League," he outlined to The Irish News.
"To be honest, come Championship time I was struggling with injuries. In the last game of the League I pulled my groin. I was trying to come back from that, but any time I went to run I kept hurting my Achilles.
"So this year I'm just trying to focus on getting my body right and stronger so that, come next year, touch wood, I can get back into the Armagh set-up. I'll be stronger and ready to play county football."
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