Harry O’Neill: Balance key to Dr Crokes success

The game may have been long over by the time it arrived, but the sight of Dr Crokes’ subs teaming up for their final score of the game gave plenty for those on the sideline to smile about — not that a fifth county title wasn’t enough to send them home beaming.

All-Ireland minor medallist Jordan Kiely played a one-two with Mike Milner to kick the final score of a half that began with his 2014 minor teammate Micheál Burns kicking their opener with his first touch.

It may have seemed like an age without silverware — since they completed a four-in-a-row of Kerry titles in 2013 — but the age profile of the group is looking healthy as ever, according to selector Harry O’Neill.