Eamonn Fitzmaurice: ‘There was basically rape and pillage going on’

"It’s very frustrating when you are being targeted and you are being fouled and you don’t get frees."

Eamonn Fitzmaurice: ‘There was basically rape and pillage going on’

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has claimed Kieran Donaghy was subjected to “rape and pillage” fouling by Dublin defenders in yesterday’s Division 1 final, writes John Fogerty.

The Kerry boss revealed one of the factors behind the decision to move Donaghy to midfield this spring was due to the difficulty he has had in winning frees at full-forward. Donaghy certainly looked to have been infringed upon by Cian O’Sullivan in the penalty area in additional time.

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