Brian Ó Beaglaoich was delighted to last the distance against Meath last weekend on top of weighing in with three fine points. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
“It was a bad year last year, I didn’t play much,” said Ó Beaglaoich, who was delighted to last the duration in their big win over Meath. “The first time I’ve played the 70 minutes since 2022, so it’s a long time and I’m just happy to get that in the legs. The focus for me the last few weeks was just to stay on the field. Hopefully I’m on the right side of all those injuries. It was frustrating.
Derry beat Kerry in that league opener in Tralee, a result that seemed pretty important at the time. Five months or so later, it looks like Derry may have imploded with three losses on the spin while Kerry give the impression of a team only coming to life now. Jack O’Connor said the much publicised goal drought – Kerry hadn’t scored in the Championship before Sunday and had only hit two in their previous eight league and Championship games combined – was something of nothing. Ó Beaglaoich tended to agree.
Both midfielders got on the scoresheet too. It wasn’t until the last quarter or so that the Kingdom’s forwards, and Clifford in particular, belatedly cut loose. That sort of spread of scorers, 11 in all, is a useful tool to possess.
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