Éamonn Fitzmaurice bemoaned the groin and hip injuries that beset the latter part of Anthony Maher’s Kerry career as the 32-year-old midfielder yesterday announced his inter-county retirement.

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice insists too much is being made of his selection policy.

It’s a measure of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s standing in Kerry that the decision to relegate Colm Cooper to the bench today was met if not with indifference then with a rueful sense of acceptance.

Former Kerry forward Sean O’Sullivan has commended Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s consistency after dropping Colm Cooper and Anthony Maher among five changes for tomorrow’s Munster final.