Kerry clash different ball game for Tipp

ANYONE comparing Kerry’s performance against Tyrone in Killarney on Sunday and taking notice of the hammering inflicted on Tipperary by Derry would quickly draw the conclusion that the Premier County have little business turning up for next month’s Munster SFC clash between the counties.

Losing to Derry by 1-26 to 0-2 was Tipp’s seventh successive defeat in the Allianz League. It clearly upset the management - but didn’t quite set the alarm bells ringing.

In the words of team coach Seamus McCarthy, there were “very mitigating circumstances.”