It took some time for the eventual All-Ireland champions to warm to kicking two-pointers.
Kerry have been sidetracked by their early season goals splurge as they came to terms with the new rules, selector Aodán Mac Gearailt has revealed.
A feature of Kerry’s League campaign was that they weren’t prolific in terms of two-pointers, though there was a notable change in that respect once they hit Croke Park in the summer, particularly in the All-Ireland final win over Donegal, in which they nailed five of them. “It evolved. It depends on the opposition. Donegal don't push out, they sit back. We obviously got five two-pointers. Against a different team, you wouldn't get as many opportunities. Armagh were similar. They sat back a little bit inside the arc, protected the goal. It's about analysing the opposition and then using the rules to suit what will get you over the line, I suppose, at the end of the day.
The An Gaeltacht man believes that Kerry’s kicking game stood to them once they played in calmer conditions at Croke Park.
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