Kerry rout Louth by 28 points and give thanks to Cork

Kingdom top group and skip next week's preliminary quarter final with a thumping win in Portlaoise

DELIGHT: Kerry’s Paudie Clifford celebrates scoring his side's third goal

All-Ireland SFC: Louth 0-11 Kerry 5-24.

And to think that Kerry were, theoretically, in danger of being eliminated from the All-Ireland this Sunday afternoon. Yeah, right. There were maybe five minutes here where the figment of a contest existed in this Group One closer.