O’Sullivan leads the destruction

THE impact sub tag has been attached to Darran O’Sullivan since his breakthrough onto the Kerry scene in 2005 but the Glenbeigh-Glencar man has made no secret of his dislike of being restricted to bench-warming duties.

Yesterday in Croke Park, however, he was in the game from the first whistle and if the Kerry side entered their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with plenty to prove, then O’Sullivan’s personal pre-match predicament mirrored that of the side.

Yet everything worked out perfectly for the captain, as he supplied three points to their destruction of Dublin in an accomplished individual display.