When Youri Tielemans made his debut for Aston Villa last July, he captured the occasion on a bodycam.

A video was later released of that game against Newcastle United and showed the midfielder doing everything from swinging in corners to tackling opponents to encouraging team-mates.

It was well received with one report describing the rare footage as similar to a 'television advert', given how close it brought viewers to the action.

The thing is, that was a pre-season friendly and when Aoife Prendergast and Aisling Maher pull on similar cameras this Sunday, it will be for a game with everything on the line.

Prendergast, who captained Kilkenny to All-Ireland glory in 2022, will play for Dicksboro against Dublin star Maher's Vincent's in the AIB Leinster club senior camogie final, in Carlow.

The footage will be collated, pared and parsed afterwards before being presented to the public through AIB's Meet #TheToughest series.

"The fact that we are the first to do it in Gaelic games, I think that will definitely catch people's eye and bring some more interest in camogie," said Prendergast.

"I think it will bring a bit of publicity to the game itself. Hopefully it showcases the skill and physicality of camogie."

It will do that and plenty more. The camera on Tielemans also picked up various complaints to the referee during that soccer game.

Aisling Maher says the bodycam "could be useful" as a training aid

There could be much to be gained from a coaching perspective too. Maher said it was the first thing her Vincent's manager asked when the idea came up - how can it help with analysis?

In Prendergast's case, she and boss Donal Carroll both went to the trial day when the camera, which peeps out through a tiny hole in the jersey, was first tried out.

"He was happy enough with it once I was comfortable wearing it," said Prendergast. "To be honest, I was kind of hesitant about it but once it's on and it's clipped up, you go out onto the pitch and it doesn't feel like anything is on you. It's nearly comfier than wearing a GPS because it's not pulling back your jersey or anything like that. You wouldn't even notice it."

And as a potential training or coaching aid?

"It could be useful," suggested attacker Prendergast. "We're always trying to visualise certain situations ourselves as players, looking at the play and what's ahead of you so that content will definitely be beneficial. I think we'll have to see the content first from this game before you can say exactly how it might be used but, just thinking about it, I feel like it could be helpful for definite."

The main focus, of course, is capturing a maiden AIB Leinster club camogie title. Dicksboro lost the 2021 decider to Oulart-The Ballagh, a slow start costing them on that occasion. Dubliners Vincent's then beat Oulart in last year's final and after blitzing Birr more recently are now seeking to record back to back provincial wins.

"They're reigning champions and they're an experienced team," said Prendergast, referencing talents like Maher, Muireann Kelleher and goal-poacher Niamh Hetherton in the Vincent's lineup. "Hopefully we'll take experience from that Oulart match two years ago and we can build from that."