Jack O’Connor: 'We obviously didn’t get it right. No excuses'

The Kerry manager was in no doubt that the better team won on the day.

PLENTY TO PONDER: Kerry manager Jack O'Connor, centre, during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Mayo at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

KERRY manager Jack O’Connor admitted that a tactical malfunction by the All-Ireland champions "hung their full back line out to dry” as the Kingdom conceded 1-19 to a rampant Mayo in Killarney.

The defeat puts Kerry on the back foot in the four-team group on a day when they gave away “awful stupid turnovers” in a five-point defeat – their first championship loss at Fitzgerald Stadium in 40 matches.