‘Dozy’ Kerry get their comeuppance

IF a perfect result amounts to both sides taking what they deserved from the action, then this was precisely that.

Armagh came to Tralee and took the first whistle as their signal to unleash a rabid desire and determination on their illustrious hosts.

Kerry, metaphorically speaking, were still yawning and stretching at that juncture. They paid an appropriate price too for what coach Jack O’Connor called a “dozy start”. Perhaps they’d have bridged the early 0-0 to 1-3 deficit against more accommodating opposition, but Paddy O’Rourke’s new Orchard outfit were relentless in their purpose and unity.