Mick O’Dwyer impressed with Kerry's old guard

Mick O’Dwyer has given Kerry a ringing endorsement ahead of Sunday’s Division 1 final with Dublin, lauding the older generation of players who have impressed this spring.

The eight-time All-Ireland winning manager is buoyed by how well the Kingdom’s long-established 30 somethings have performed in helping guide the team to six straight victories after early Allianz League setbacks against Dublin and Roscommon.

O’Dwyer has heaped praise on Colm Cooper, Kieran Donaghy, Aidan O’Mahony, and Marc Ó Sé, particularly Cooper who, as the league campaign developed, banished memories of last September’s disappointing All-Ireland final performance against Dublin.