Patrick Kelly: Kerry have those extra few gears

Spearheaded by the generational talents of Seán O’Shea and David Clifford up front, there appears to be too many ifs for Cork to overcome.

Kerry's David Moran and Ian Maguire of Cork contest a throw-in. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

When lockdown hit in mid-March, inter-county managers and S&C coaches busied themselves organising plans and programmes for the ‘new normal’.

Gyms were emptied and players around the country were supplied with weights and GPS vests to monitor their individual efforts. Kerry, at the time were sitting pretty near the top of the Division 1 table went one step further than most, and had Watt bikes delivered to their players to ensure that fitness levels could be maintained from the comfort of their own living rooms.