Colm Cooper and Jordan Kiely inspire Crokes past Rathmore

Dr Crokes bounced back from a poor start to defeat East Kerry rivals Rathmore (1-15 to 1-10) at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney yesterday and advanced to a sixth consecutive Kerry Club SFC final.

Rathmore had a dream start thanks to a Paul Murphy goal inside a minute while midfielder Mark Ryan and older brother Shane also had Dr Crokes on the back foot.

However, with Colm Cooper and Jordan Kiely to the fore, Crokes eventually used the breeze to their advantage and they led 0-10 to 1-5 lead at half-time.