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It's transformative, it's fresh: Paul Conroy loving new rules

It's literally a whole new ball game and Paul Conroy is enjoying it.

Should we be surprised? Probably not. The 2024 GAA/GPA Player of the Year, the oldest ever recipient of the award, is back for another year in the maroon and white for Galway. The new playing rules have provided what Conroy calls a "freshness" and he is fully embracing what this new version of Gaelic football could ultimately bring.

No thoughts then of calling it a day after Galway's defeat to Armagh in last year's All-Ireland final, a second reverse in three years for the Connacht county.

Conroy, who will be in 36 in May, has been on the Tribes senior panel since 2008. The first Saturday in January saw the beginning of what is now an 18th season with a challenge match against Kildare in Newbridge. The St James' clubman, who also claimed a maiden All-Star in 2024, kicked four two-pointers from the outside the 40-metre arc.

He also found the range with a similar result against Armagh as competitive action resumed in Division 1 of the Allianz League. A week later and Conroy was again providing much of the thrust from the middle as Galway overcame neighbours Mayo. Perfect start to the year then.

That loss to Armagh well in the rear-view mirror it would seem.

"It wouldn't be something I'd be looking back on now," Conroy told RTÉ Sport.

"You can't spend too long dwelling on past events. We had a great run to the All-Ireland final and we didn't get over the line. It was a raw for a while afterwards and then you had a decision to make. I made that decision before Christmas. I was going to go again.

"You're the player of the year and that was a great achievement. I was grateful to get it and I don't take the significance of it lightly as I know the level you have find

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