Luke Crowley, son of three-time Kerry All-Ireland winner Johnny Crowley, made his senior debut for the Kingdom on Tuesday evening as his side lost to Waterford in the Munster Hurling League.
On the Deise side, Cillian Bonnar - son of two-time Tipperary All-Ireland winner Colm Bonnar - also made his senior inter-county bow.
6 May 2023; Luke Crowley of Kerry is tackled by Ross Chambers of Sligo during the EirGrid GAA All-Ireland Football U20 Championship semi-final at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Tom Beary/Sportsfile
Bonnar and Crowley had been named to start the game but both were replaced in the starting teams prior to throw-in. Crowley entered the action after 47 minutes as a replacement for Brandon Barrett while Bonnar came on after 63 minutes in place of Seán Walsh.
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Waterford won the game, played at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, 3-23 to 3-12.
5 November 2023; Luke Crowley of East Kerry celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Kerry County Senior Football Championship final match against Mid Kerry at Austin Stack Park in Tralee. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
In late August, Crowley scored 14 of Rathmore's 15 points as they beat a St Brendan's Ardfert side to win the Kerry Junior Hurling Championship final.
Days later, Crowley - who played for the Kingdom U20 footballers in 2023 - scored 1-3 for Glenflesk as they beat Fossa in the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship. He also scored a crucial goal for East Kerry in November's Kerry SFC final victory over Mid Kerry.
Bonnar, whose father Colm has managed the Wexford, Carlow and Tipperary hurlers, plays for the Dunhill club. The family recently appeared on the RTÉ show Ireland's Fittest Family, which was created by current Waterford manager Davy Fitzgerald.
3 changes to each team Kerry 17 Evan Murphy for 4 Seamie Foran, 18 Fionan Mackessy for 15 Luke Crowley,24 Killian Hayes for 12 Niall Mulcahy @WaterfordGAA 18 Conor Prunty for 2 William Hassett , 20 PJ Fanning for 5 Calum O Neill , 22 Michael Kiely for 15 Cillian Bonnar . pic.twitter.com/STQgY7W9Kf
— Kerry GAA (@Kerry_Official) January 2, 2024
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