Conor Meyler is hoping to continue playing at the highest level into his mid-thirties just like Paul Conroy.

The Galway midfielder bounced back from a broken leg in 2018 and this is a source of inspiration to Meyler who missed Tyrone's 2024 campaign with an Achilles problem and is resigned to having a knee replacement further down the road.

"I want to play until I’m 35," the 2021 All-Ireland SFC winner said at a GPA event this week.

"I was looking at Paul Conroy, thinking what he has done is incredible. I have more admiration for fellas who have had longevity and don’t come away with anything at the end of it than fellas who pick up a couple of All-Stars and an All-Ireland and retire early.

“I’m looking at Conroy going, ‘You’ve had so many heartaches and setbacks and you’ve had big injuries but every year you keep coming back’.

“But there is a mental toll. And I’ve seen the impact it has had on my personal life this year, on family, on friends, on relationships. All sorts of things went out the window because your sole focus is on getting back."

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