Paul Murphy shines as Kerry cut loose

Down 0-6 Kerry 0-22: Little in the way of trustworthy indicators for Kerry to glean from this affair.

Although, it provided them with their first two points and a 16-point winning margin, which could prove invaluable by the end of the campaign.

Down, who already looked doomed to exit Division 1, gave up long before the final whistle but the seven unanswered points Kerry tagged on in the final nine minutes gives their score difference, which now reads +9, a healthy complexion.