Kerry battle won’t have nasty edge, insists Donegal's Paddy McBrearty

Donegal’s bitter Allianz League clash with Kerry last year was a one-off in terms of their rivalry, according to Paddy McBrearty, who admits he was lucky not to be among those sent off in Tralee.

Both teams finished with 14 players amid a chaotic mess of red, black, and yellow cards, with fines of €5,000 each later imposed, along with a one-match ban for Donegal full-back Neil McGee.

McBrearty reflects on the ugly scenes as nothing more than two successful teams not wanting to concede an inch, but expects no repeat of those hostilities when Kerry visit Letterkenny on Sunday.