O'Connor elated to survive an epic he'd been expecting: 'Ye might believe me now!' 

“That was a real championship game, you would think it would bring us on. Just a pity it wasn’t on live TV.” 

YOU AGAIN!: Cork manager John Cleary congratulates Kerry manager Jack O'Connor after the Munster SFC semi final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Kerry manager Jack O’Connor said he knew exactly what to expect from Cork in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night. Trying to convince others was the problem.

“This is a good Cork team, when they have all their men they are a serious team," he said after his side escaped an epic contest that went all the way to the dying stages of extra-time. "They are big, they are strong, they are athletic and they have pace. Cork always lift their game against Kerry, it is tradition. I’ve had plenty of battles with them. I often left here with Kerry teams with our tail between our legs.