Video analysis not on Stephen Rochford priority playlist

Much of management is about knowing what is relevant and what isn’t. Stephen Rochford, for example, chose not to watch the second half of the Kerry-Galway All-Ireland quarter-final when the game had effectively ended as a contest. Similarly, he wasn’t so keen on looking back on Mayo’s win over Roscommon eight days ago.

“We’re not going to give it any in-depth analysis because I don’t think there’s value in it.”

The Kerry games that mattered to Rochford this year came earlier in the year. “I saw the Munster final, the National League final, their game against Dublin in the National League in Tralee, our own game (against them) so they’re the form team in the country.