Has goal machine Geraldine O'Shea shaped Kerry's green focus? 

Few scored goals as lethally as O'Shea. Apart from the ones she netted in her 16 years’ service for the Kingdom, she scored 16 goals in her 26 caps for the Republic of Ireland

GOALDEN TOUCH: Kerry mentor Geraldine O'Shea before last year's final against Meath at Croke Park. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Once you find the net it seems to keep happening. So said Geraldine O’Shea about the rhythm of goalscoring on Radio Kerry’s fine ‘Women in Sport’ documentary series last year.

Few did it as lethally as she did, even as a teenager. Apart from the ones she netted in her 16 years’ service for the Kingdom, she scored 16 goals in her 26 caps for the Republic of Ireland, long before anyone ever dreamt of World Cup qualification.