Ryan close to league team

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

“Our tackle count is up on last week, the balls we turned over is up on last week, but unfortunately the amount of ball we gave away is up as well,” said Ryan.

“But that gives us something to work on. You don’t expect things to be perfect in January and you probably don’t train for things to be perfect. We were disappointed Davy Hyland couldn’t play today (due to illness). We’d hoped Fergal Conway would have been able to start but he’s only coming back. Paddy Brophy has had a tough week with injuries. We were delighted to get him on the field but the preparation this week coming into the game wasn’t ideal for him.