Eamonn Fitzmaurice: ‘Even four lads playing golf put pressure on each other’

Kerry football manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has defended the disciplinary record of his team, rubbishing suggestions that the All-Ireland champions play "close to the edge".

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney recently described Kerry, alongside Dublin, as football’s “hardest hitters”. Not one Kerry player was red-carded throughout the league, with six black cards amassed across their seven games; proof positive, says Fitzmaurice, that his team does not have a disciplinary problem.

“I would have to say that our disciplinary record was pretty decent throughout the league. Maybe there was a campaign there for a while to say that we were cynical, but that’s up to us to ensure that when we are tackling, that we’re disciplined and that we’re not getting on the wrong side of the referee,” asserted the All-Ireland winning- manager.