Éamonn Fitzmaurice praises massive influence of Kerry subs bench

Éamonn Fitzmaurice paid tribute to the players introduced off the bench in Kerry’s fifth win of the league, further highlighting, he maintained, the squad’s strength-in-depth.

Brendan O’Sullivan, Barry John Keane, Michael Geaney and, in particular, Fionn Fitzgerald, exerted considerable influence over Kerry’s success when sprung from the sideline yesterday.

“You have to give a lot of credit to the subs, they brought energy and helped close out the game,” said the winning manager. “We’re winning games and fellas are getting game time; we have had a good few tough tests throughout the league and we have come out the right side of it, which is good after the first two games.