Kerry's Anthony Maher may miss entire season

Kerry footballer Anthony Maher may not line out for the Kingdom this year, it emerged last night.

Maher is rehabilitating after suffering a groin injury and will not feature in Kerry’s remaining league fixtures. It will be closer to their championship opener before the 31-year old knows whether “he can play this season or not”, said manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice last night.

The midfielder started three of Kerry’s five championship games last summer, including the Munster final win over Cork and the drawn All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo.