Gavin White's clean bill of health driving Crokes on

The 27-year-old half-back has been ever-present in black and amber the past three months.

OLD FRIENDS: Dingle's Paul Geaney looks to get the shot off despite the best efforts of his inter-county colleague Gavin White (Dr Crokes) when the sides met in the Kerry Club SFC final in September. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It is hardly a coincidence that Dr Crokes have returned to the Kerry decider in Gavin White’s first club campaign in three years. A correlation beyond dispute.

Where Crokes cut a frustrated entity on the field in recent years, White cut an even more frustrated figure of it.