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Cormac Coffey, in action for the Kerins O’Rahilly’s U21s last year. Photo by Dermot Crean.
JACK O’CONNOR will be able to call upon the talents of three former minor All-Ireland winners when the Kerry U21s face Cork in the Munster Final on April 7.
Kerins O’Rahilly’s, Cormac Coffey and Dingle men Mark O’Connor and Matthew Flaherty all won All-Ireland minor medal’s in 2014, with Mark O’Connor going back to back and also captaining the side in 2015.
The trio were out with injuries for the Kerry wins over Tipperary and Limerick, U21 boss Jack O’Connor believes their return will bring extra competition into the panel.
“Mark O’Connor has participated in a couple of the sessions now which is good to see” said Jack O’Connor speaking to Radio Kerry.
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“Matthew Flaherty has got a couple of club games, same with Cormac Coffey, which is good for them after their injuries. So look, there’s going to be good competition for the 24 for this game and big competition for the starting 15 obviously.”
Cormac Coffey will be looking to keep his successful run at U21 going. He was instrumental in Kerins O’Rahilly’s picking up a County Championship title last year, the first in the club’s history.
Kerry’s, Mark O’Connor, in the 2015 Munster Minor Semi-Final against Cork. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Kerry were given a big scare by Limerick in the semi-final, Jack O’Connor feels the side under performed on the night and has been tweaking the side since.
“We just have to get back and get the balance right between defending and attacking. We were disappointed in the Limerick game in the fact that we kicked 1-14 but we were quite open at the back and we were vulnerable to Limerick running at us.”
That Munster final against Cork is set for Austin Stack Park on Thursday April 7.
Matthew Flaherty in action for Dingle against Austin Stacks. Photo by Adrienne McLoughlin
Check out what Cormac Coffey is capable of doing in this footage of last year U21 County Championship final against East Kerry by ‘Sideline Eye’
