GAA: On the face, notching 1-26 in a Munster semi-final is a "serious score" but Kerry manager Jack O'Connor wasn't entirely satisfied with the Kingdom's comfortable win over Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday.
Kerry were dominant throughout and could have been completely out of sight had they taken one or two of a handful of goal opportunities in the first half. As it was, they went in at the break with the scoreline at 1-11 to 1-04 after Seánie Buckley rattled in late goal and Limerick tagged on three points in the dying minutes of the half.
The second half was also a procession but, with the scoreline at 1-18 to 1-06, Limerick hit the net twice through Ger Collins and Seamus O’Carroll. O’Connor, while admitting the game was won at that stage, says the lapses are a worry.
"You would have to be happy with that. We scored 1-26 which is a serious score," he told RTE. "The only downside is that we conceded three goals which is a bit of a worry because we will have tougher tests."
He added: "We conceded 3-09 so there will be a bit of video analysis to figure out how we conceded three goals.
"In fairness to Limerick they scored a very good goal in the first half and, maybe, psychologically we had taken our foot off the pedal when they scored the other two.
"We will have to have a look at the video to see what happened. Overall we got many aspects of our play right today. We won a huge amount of possession from kick-outs, and we were poor on kick-outs against Tipperary.
"By half-time we had 17 out of 22 kick-outs won, which was massive. Our backs were pretty tight overall and did not concede scoreable frees, which is a big thing."
O’Connor also got the chance t empty the bench, meaning talisman Paul Galvin got a run out ahead of the final meeting with All-Ireland champions Cork.
“We are trying to get game-time into these guys because we will need them all during the Championship,” he said. “The whole panel are showing a great appetite this year. The desire and spirit is good and they are enjoying their football. Usually if you are enjoying your football you'll play well."
The final in Killarney, he added, is “a great game to look forward to”.
“It will be a big weekend for the town and the county. We hope to give them a good welcome.”