Kerry see off Cavan but left sweating over injuries

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor left counting the cost of growing injury list ahead of All-Ireland quarter-final

It was bit of a mixed bag of emotions for Jack O’Connor this afternoon in Killarney. The Kerry manager was obviously pleased to have advanced to next week’s All-Ireland quarter-finals, putting the abject Meath display in the rear-view mirror, with a more than workmanlike nine-point win from his players against Cavan in the Kingdom’s first experience of a preliminary quarter-final.

Kerry see off Cavan but left sweating over injuries

Kerry beat Cavan 3-20 to 1-17 to reach the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals but Mike Breen sustained an injury before the game and Diarmuid O'Connor at the throw-in.