Players want to do their talking at Croker

OUT on the parched-looking Fitzgerald Stadium pitch, Luke Dempsey was eloquently lauding Kerry’s work ethic and ability to deal with one of the most dangerous young attacks in the country.

In the winning dressing room, there was a whiff of tension in the air — and it had nothing to do with Longford.

“I’ve two words to say to ye,” half-smiled Kerry coach, Jack O’Connor. And he was one of the few accommodating interviewees.