David Burke remains hopeful ahead of different 2023 with Galway

David Burke says he's not ruling out a return to Galway as he prepares for a different role with the Tribesmen for the rest of 2023.

While this summer is a write-off for the St Thomas' clubman, he will be at Salthill with the squad on Saturday as Wexford come to town for their Leinster round robin opener.

Galway have a good record against the Yellowbellies, with the All-Ireland semi-final of 1996 the last time they lost out to the men from the south-east in championship.

But with Kilkenny to come the following weekend, the pressure is on for the hosts at Salthill knowing they will need to avoid two consecutive defeats to keep progress in their own hands.

Burke says he felt he still had something to give at the start of the year but an ACL injury in training last month means his inter-county career hangs in the balance.

"It is disappointing because I definitely still feel I can help the team to perform to the best they can," he said, at the launch of the Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps.

"When you're in the set up and you're playing, you have to believe that way, that you can offer something. That's frustrating, but it's gone now."

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The 33-year-old captained Galway in their greatest hour in the modern era.

That was nearly six years ago now as they saw off Waterford to claim their only Liam MacCarthy triumph of the last 34 years.

But does such a serious injury mean we've already seen him play for Galway for the last time?

"I sat down with the surgeon and was mentioning the end of the year