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Between 1834 and 1903 Kerry didn't win a single All-Ireland.

One hurling!,,,

Two points. Cork under 21's beat Kerry in 2011/2 by 20+ points. Eight of that Kerry team played Sunday. I think three of the Cork team. WHO LEARNED MOST?.. Second, heard a month ago that CB were so worried about Kerry cramping the pairc ui caoimh opening that they engineered a delay to take the game to Killarney and not jinx the pairc

And while I'm getting lyrical.....

Dúchas

You say tradition counts for naught when two teams take the field,
I fear you are mistaken, lad, but the years will make you yield,
And when your hair's as grey as mine, and time has made you old,
Then you'll invoke the truth I spoke of the Kingdom's green and gold.

You cannot box or bottle it, nor grasp it in your hand,
But pride of race and love of place inspire a love of land
Time honoured is our birthright, we'll never break the mould,
It's deep within the soul of us, who wear the green and gold.

Grey lakes and mountains soaring high, Mount Brandon's holy hill,
The little church at Gallerus, our language living still,
The Skellig Rock, stout football stock, they can't be bought or sold,
For our county's fame, we play the game in the Kingdom's green and gold.

And when the battle's fiercest and the fortunes ebb and flow,
We're still alive, we can survive, we never will let go,
For the spirit of our fathers and of stories yet untold,
Will lead us on to victory, in the Kingdom's green and gold.

We savour Kerry victories, we salute a gallant foe
And when we lose, there's no excuse, we pick up our bags and go,
So raise your glass each lad and lass to our warriors brave and bold,
Who again aspire to the Sam Maguire in the Kingdom's green and gold

this instalment of Kerry are repulsive.

"Being a Kerryman, in my opinion, is the greatest gift that God can
bestow on any man. When you belong to Kerry you know you have a head
start on the other fellow. In belonging to Kerry you belong to the
elements, to the spheres spinning in the heavens. You belong to history
and language and romance and ancient song. It's almost unbearable being
a Kerryman and it's an awesome responsibility."

John B. Keane

Kerry generally, but not exclusively, stick to team as selected. Other teams may have to wait for BS appeals to DRC before confirming starting 15

Are you talking about the DRA and the time Kerry had to wait for a BS appeal with Paul Galvin before confirming their starting 15?

No, shorter memory than that!

Kerry generally, but not exclusively, stick to team as selected. Other teams may have to wait for BS appeals to DRC before confirming starting 15

Marc O Se, Paul Murphy and Star dropped to be replaced by Fionn Fitzgerald, Aidan O'Mahony and Paul Geaney. David Moran to lead them out.

www.kerrygaa.ie

Kerry Team :

1. Brendan Kealy Kilcummin
2. Fionn Fitzgerald Dr Crokes
3. Marc Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht
4. Shane Enright Tarbert
5. Jonathan Lyne Killarney Legion
6. Peter Crowley Laune Rangers
7. Killian Young Renard
8. David Moran Kerins O'Rahillys
9. Bryan Sheehan St Marys
10. Stephen O'Brien Kenmare
11. Johnny Buckley Dr Crokes
12. Donnchadh Walsh Cromane
13. Barry John Keane Kerins O'Rahillys
14. Kieran Donaghy (C) Austin Stacks
15. James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion
Fir Ionaid
16. Brian Kelly Killarney Legion
17. Colm Cooper Dr Crokes
18. Anthony Maher Duagh
19. Paul Geaney Dingle
20. Mark Griffin St Michaels/Foilmore
21. Michael Geaney Dingle
22. Aidan O'Mahony Rathmore
23. Darran O'Sullivan Glenbeigh-Glencar
24. Tommy Walsh Kerins O'Rahillys
25. Jack Sherwood Firies
26. Paul Murphy Rathmore

Additional Information:

Additional Squad Members

Paul Galvin Finuge
Alan Fitzgerald Castlegregory
Pa Kilkenny Glenbeigh/Glencar
Padraig O'Connor Killarney Legion
Philip O'Connor Cordal
Kieran O'Leary Dr Crokes (Recovering from an Achilles Tendon Injury)

Substitutes Bench -

The Kerry substitutes bench contains five players who started against Donegal in last year's All Ireland Final – Brian Kelly, Aidan O'Mahony, Paul Murphy, Anthony Maher and Paul Geaney.

Marc Ó Sé - Marc Ó Sé will play his 82nd Championship game for Kerry on Sunday thus surpassing his brother Darragh with whom he currently shares 81 Championship appearances for The Kingdom. Their other sibling, Tomás, played 88 championship games for Kerry which is a record.
Colm Cooper is in 4th position in the all time Kerry Championship appearances list on a mere 77!

The Lynes of Cleeney - A link with Sunday's game

The Lynes of Cleeney, within earshot of the Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, are a very well known footballing family who played their Club Football with Killarney Legion. Denny, Jackie and Fr Mickey all won All Irelands with Kerry at senior level – and Denny captained Kerry in the Polo Grounds final in '47, a game in which Jackie also played. Jackie went on to train Kerry to 2 All Ireland titles in '69 and '70. Their sister, Maura, married Tom Spillane and was of course mother of Pat, Mick and Tom of Kerry Golden Years fame - Sunday's No. 5 Jonathan Lyne is a grandson of Denny Lyne. Jonathan, who made his Championship debut against Clare in 2012, and made his full championship debut against Tipperary in this year's semi final, started in all of Kerry's seven AFL games this season.

Cork Team Senior Football:

1. Ken O'Halloran (Bishopstown)

2. Michael Shields (St. Finbarr's) Capt.

3. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)

4. James Loughrey (Mallow)

5. Barry O'Driscoll (Nemo Rangers)

6. Brian O'Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

7. Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers)

8. Alan O'Connor (St. Colum's)

9. Fintan Goold (Macroom)

10. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)

11. Donncha O'Connor (Ballydesmond)

12. Kevin O'Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

13. Colm O'Neill (Ballyclough)

14. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)

15. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)

Subs:

16. Paddy O'Shea (St. Vincent's)

17. Jamie O'Sullivan (Bishopstown)

18. Noel Galvin (Ballincollig)

19. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)

20. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy)

21. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)

22. Patrick Kelly (Ballincollig)

23. John Hayes (Carbery Rangers)

24. Colm O'Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

25. Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg)

26. Donal Óg Hodnett (O'Donovan Rossa)

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Noel O'Leary being sent for urgently by Cork Management

Pairc Ui Rinn next Sunday at 2.00pm - we've missed this......................

Well done Dublin.

I think its time we took out a contract on Kevin Mc. Once bitten..........

I also hear that there is trouble in the Kerry camp

So much for closed doors

RTÉ would have you believe they play as total rivals.

Yerra, sure we don't mind them talking like that. If they want to bask in our reflected star light

Yerra, yerra etc.

What is the Championship record since 2000 anyway?  3 wins for Kerry, 1 draw and 1 win for Dublin?  Uneven sure, but certainly not the stuff to have a team feel beaten before the throw in.

Us muckers have to latch on to whatever we can

While Kerry obviously have the better historical record, this "in 130 years of championship football" stuff is a bit of a laugh.  They've only played 26 times in championship football.  Kerry have 17 wins, Dublin 7.

Not too many of the current team will feel that monkey on their back though, given their recent strong record against Kerry in championship and league.

Fair point but, excluding any league meetings (or do you believe that they are any real representation of a team's championship credentials), in the meetings since say 2000 (I pick this as all panel members wil remember this period) Dublin have only one championship win.