Paul Geaney: 'It is about being confident…not letting the doubts creep into your head'

The Kerry forward on practice, confidence, success and failure

Last weekend Geaney delivered 1-7 in Fitzgerald Stadium as they overcame Templenoe in an exhibition of kicking that stemmed from practice

The numbers spell out everything. Since Kerry’s mid-July championship exit, Dingle’s Paul Geaney has played nine games between senior club and county championship. His scoring total is 4-45, 3-18 from play. Awesome.

That Armagh semi-final defeat was a disappointing one in every sense. Kerry were flat, he was withdrawn first after 47 minutes. Two weeks later he togged against Dr Crokes and fired 2-7. Last weekend he delivered 1-7 in Fitzgerald Stadium as they overcame Templenoe. It was an exhibition of kicking in a challenging climate that stemmed from one comforting place: practice.