Fresh Kerry side to bear final fruits, says O’Shea

BILLY O’SHEA has more reason than most to remember the last Kerry-Mayo clash in an All-Ireland final, and why not, when he carries a reminder of the game in his shinbone.

O’Shea’s involvement in the 1997 final came to a premature end when a ball rolled loose at the Canal End.

“It was early in the game and I passed the ball to Dara Ó Cinnéide. I went for the return but Maurice Fitzgerald and I got our wires crossed. He pulled on the loose ball but got me instead. He was trying to fly-kick the loose ball over the bar. We’ve never spoken about it.”