Joyce and O'Connor air split season grievances after Kerry edge Galway

Kerry manager and his Galway counterpart Padraig Joyce agree on one thing after their final round League clash in Killarney - something has to be done to protect the inter-county player from injury and burnout

Galway manager Padraic Joyce and Kerry manager Jack O'Connor. Pictures: INPHO / Sportsfile

STOCKTAKING Sunday. For those spared the gut-punch of Allianz League relegation, it’s a moment to mull before moving on. Jack O’Connor and Padraic Joyce will extract upsides from their seven spring outings, but Kerry’s wellbeing looks indisputably better in the rear view mirror.

Where O’Connor needs almost the full hand to count the pluses in terms of nascent talent with Cillian Burke, Sean O’Brien, Armin Heinrich and especially Joe O’Connor, Joyce is using his digits to count missing leaders and the number of weeks before they return to active duty.