Fitness Race
Focus will quickly turn to the defence of Kerry’s Munster and senior All-Ireland football titles after Sunday’s startling 13 point League Final defeat to Donegal. Kerry head to the Algarve next week for warm weather training where they will hope to further the recovery of a number of key players who are missing through injury.
Speaking after the League Final defeat, Jack O’Connor gave the following update on the fitness of some of his missing players. O’Connor said: “Paudie Clifford is pretty close, I think he'd be okay if he doesn't suffer any other setback, he should be in contention for the Munster Championship. Brian Beaglaoich picked up an injury, unfortunately, in [Armagh] the last day, as did Sean O'Brien.
“The likes of Diarmuid O'Connor is very close to getting back into full contact training so you'd be hoping that a few fellas like that. Gavin White did a lot of work but he had a tricky enough ankle injury and just needs another bit of time.”
In total, Kerry were missing six All-Ireland Final starters for the League Final - Shane Ryan, Paul Murphy, Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Gavin White, Sean O’Brien and Paudie Clifford. They were also without Diarmuid O’Connor, Tony Brosnan, and Evan Looney.
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Bray secure last gasp victory
A brave Kerry FC effort on the east coast on Friday night just fell agonisingly short when Bray Wanderers grabbed a late, late winner to break Kerry hearts. Having witnessed the agony in Prague on Thursday night as Ireland threw away a two-goal lead, it was Kerry FC’s turn 24 hours later to let a lead slip and suffer a crushing defeat.
Unfortunately for Kerry, this is something that we are seeing far too often this season. Kerry led 1-0 against UCD in the opening game of the league and lost 2-1.
They then took leads over Longford Town, Treaty United and Wexford Town and ended up drawing all three games. That makes it six games out of seven this season that Kerry have taken the lead and they have only managed to hold onto that lead once which was last weekend against Finn Harps.
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