John Egan: League displays show Kerry hurling on upward curve

Experienced Kerry forward John Egan believes their exploits in the league this season shows that the Kingdom hurlers can survive with the big guns.

And the former Kerry captain, their top marksman in a campaign which saw them win away to Laois and Offaly, said they will not dwell on the disappointment of going so close to securing a shock quarter-final spot in their first season up in Division 1B.

Kerry finished on the same number of points as quarter-finalists Offaly and Wexford but an inferior scoring difference means they will face a relegation play-off with a Laois team, who didn’t pick up a single point in their five matches.