Kerry still the team to beat, says Brogan

DUBLIN captain Alan Brogan believes Kerry’s Munster final defeat will work in the Kingdom’s favour as they bid for a third consecutive All-Ireland title.

The Leinster champions have been rated as second favourites to claim the Sam Maguire this September but Brogan believes they may still have to beat Kerry if they are to claim the national title.

“Kerry were exceptional in the first half and then just took the foot off the pedal. It just shows when a team gets a roll on you how hard it is to stop them, even when you have lads like Darragh Ó Sé and Colm Cooper on your team.