Dublin All-Star James McCarthy is set to miss the early stages of next year's league campaign due to an ongoing groin injury - and he blames his excessive playing schedule.

Surgery could be on the cards for the Ballymun Kickhams clubman who told The Irish Times that the GAA fixture schedule is a "mess".

"I look after myself. I'm beginning to think it is [overuse].

"I haven't had much time off to be honest and just going for long seasons and playing a lot of games. Just the volumes, I guess, it eventually gets you.

"We have had lads with injuries that are down to more wear and tear than breaking bones or things snapping.

"It definitely is a factor, particularly those years at 20 or 21 when you're playing under-21, senior, club, college. In a way, I'm delighted I can just concentrate on the one team now.

"There's no structure to it. You're just going from one competition to the next and you do have time off but it's a bit of a mess.

"You'd just like to know you've a set time off like six weeks. There is surely a way to tidy the thing up. They have to do it."

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