Originally posted by mcnugget
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Cold light of day (without having watched it back) I think Kerry got everything right on the day other than how they dealt with McCaffrey but ultimately with Dublin you basically choose which problem to accept. They can’t cover everyone so Mannion and Con were clearly targeted along with Kilkenny. Hence Rock was our best forward from play in scoring terms and Howard had such a monster of a game. McCaffrey was just one problem too many and they’ll have to reassess how to address that. Maybe Jack Sherwood in from the start? But that may mean Fenton comes into the game more next time. At the other end Clifford was poor overall, Geaney floated in and out.
Conversely I think Dublin got a lot wrong. Bad match ups initially at the back, poor plan for uncoupling Fenton from Jack Barry, not quick enough to get Cooper off Clifford. Mick Fitz will pick up Clifford from minute 1 next time. Also, and crucially, Dublin’s red card took away their third quarter push and they still managed to open up a 5 point gap by the 55th minute. So there’s a lot to be said for how they’d fare keeping 15 v 15.
Thought Gough had a very good game by the by. Albeit I think Con O’Callaghan was too honest for his own good in the first half. A couple of times he was past his marker and on goal only for one or two Kerry men to just grab him and pull him back. If he goes to ground under that pull there’s black cards guaranteed. Not sure Kerry have anyone on the bench to replace their starting 6 backs.
Hopefully everyone is fit to go again in a fortnight. Now to start the hunt for tickets. Again.
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