That one player is Brian Sheehan, who was Kerry's minor goalkeeper in this year's All-Ireland semi-final, but on this occasion, he lined out at midfield and turned in a superb display as the champions experienced little difficulty in the opening defence of their title.
However, some gloss was taken off the victory by an injury to centre-back Colin Granfield, who broke his ankle while going for the ball and will be out of action for the rest of the season.
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