O'Brien and Gough matters will keep Kerry busy

The ironies of Stephen O’Brien’s proposed, cumulative one-match ban are worth mentioning. Firstly, the Kerry forward stands to miss a game because the GAA adopted what was considered a fairer, ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy.

Brought in along with the black card, in 2014, it meant any player who picked up three black cards, three double yellow cards, or three yellow-and-black (red card) combinations in one season (league and championship) had to serve a one-game ban.