'No energy, intensity or aggression': Kerry boss Jack O’Connor bemoans lacklustre effort in Meath defeat

Looking ahead to next weekend’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final expected to take place in Killarney, O’Connor hopes his team can wash this display out of their systems

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor before the game. Picture: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Jack O’Connor wasn’t hiding from the fact that this was a miserable Kerry performance against Meath as they surrendered their automatic All-Ireland quarter-final spot.

“It’s a chastening experience,” he opened. “We were very flat, and lacking energy, so we have to figure out where that came from.