Donaghy missing but Stacks’ other stars power past Spa

Austin Stacks, without Kieran Donaghy, overpowered Spa in a Kerry SFL Division One mismatch (5-9 to 0-7) at windswept Connolly Park yesterday.

A devastating display from in-form Kerry U21 panellist Darragh O’Brien, who scored a stunning 3-2, was the main talking point as Stacks joined Dingle at the top of the table.

With Paul O’Donoghue and Wayne Guthrie dominating midfield exchanges, Stacks got off to a dream start when Paul O’Donoghue finished to the net inside the opening minute and a second goal in first-half injury-time from O’Brien after a move involving David Mannix and Darragh Long, helped the Rockies to a 2-7 to 0-2 half-time lead.