Jack O'Connor: Maybe the favourites tag weighed heavy on us in the first half

JOYOUS: Kerry manager Jack O'Connor celebrates after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kerry and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Jack O’Connor admitted he let out “a couple of yahoos” at half-time in this All-Ireland final having seen his team kick seven wides and trail by a point.

“I was quite animated myself at half-time,” he acknowledged sitting beside Gavin White in the media auditorium afterwards. “I felt that we weren’t playing to our potential out there. There were players who had more to give.