Jack O’Shea: Tyros ensured Éamonn Fitzmaurice did not walk

Éamonn Fitzmaurice would have walked away from the Kerry manager’s position, but for the young talent coming through, according to Kerry legend Jack O’Shea.

The Finuge man put his faith in greenhorns in Sunday’s Division 1 final and was duly rewarded, choosing to keep experienced players Darran O’Sullivan, Kieran Donaghy, Barry John Keane, Bryan Sheehan, and Anthony Maher on the bench.

“I’m delighted for Éamonn Fitzmaurice. I’m delighted that he stuck with the young players, and the young players came out and performed in Croke Park. This is a learning experience for this team, they’re very young, very inexperienced and the first day in Croke Park for a lot of these fellas, said O’Shea on the RTÉ GAA podcast.