Ennis test ticks all the boxes for Éamonn Fitzmaurice

Éamonn Fitzmaurice couldn’t have written away for a script as perfect as yesterday’s Ennis test of mettle for Kerry.

Down to 14 men early? Tick. Two points behind and against a strong second-half wind? Tick. Would his players dig in and emerge the other side? Absolutely. Are there plenty of areas to improve on? Without doubt.

There’s more in Paul Geaney and one other bonus for the Kerry management - the impact of Stephen O’Brien off the bench.