'Paddy would have made it an objective to make Kerry meaner'

Jack O'Connor's side are already reaping the rewards of Paddy Tally's coaching experience

Under Paddy Tally's coaching, Kerry’s aggregate score concession of 91 points is the lowest for a seven-round Division 1 since Galway’s 83 four years ago.

In Kerry, October 4 last will be remembered mostly for former chairman Tim Murphy’s staunch defence of the selection process that saw Jack O’Connor returned as manager for a third time.

Among the brickbats aimed at the county executive that night were words like “darkness” to describe an element of O’Connor’s prospective management team. Paddy Tally had become a lightning rod for criticism.