‘That is promising' – Jack O'Connor shares HUGE Kerry boost as two injured stars return to training with final looming
Kingdom boss Jack O'Connor is also refusing to rule Tom O'Sullivan out of
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Jack O'Connor will be hoping it's a repeat of his 2014 final triumph over Donegal
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Paul Geaney, 34, was also part of that 2014 success
Despite being on the bench for the semi- and quarter-finals, forward Geaney has been out with a shoulder injury since the group clash against Cork.
And with Barry Dan O'Sullivan sidelined for the season with knee ligament damage, Kerry's midfield options were dealt another blow when O'Connor aggravated a shoulder injury in the
Two-time All-Star defender O'Sullivan also missed
But Kerry chief O'Connor said most of his squad were 'back doing some training in some shape or form'.
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He added: 'Tom O'Sullivan isn't back fully yet. He's doing bits and pieces so we'd hope that he'd train next week.
'Outside of that, we're not too bad.'
At the climax of an injury-hit season, Kerry have a much cleaner bill of health ahead of their third All-Ireland final slot in four seasons.
On O'Connor and Geaney, the Kingdom gaffer added last night: 'They trained fully today.
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'And there's a couple of more sessions to go, so that is promising.'
Earlier this week Kingdom legend Kieran Donaghy
'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal
The high point of his five years with the Orchard came last summer when he helped to
Donaghy operated as Armagh's forwards coach and underwent 800km round trips to attend team training from Tralee.
Armagh reached their third Ulster SFC final on the spin this summer but
They still looked on course to claim back-to-back Sam Maguires when they topped their All-Ireland series group.
But Kerry ended their summer with a 0-32 to 1-21 quarter-final victory last month. It remains to be seen if Armagh will replace the 2006 Footballer of the Year.
Former Derry star Conleith Gilligan and ex-Orchard ace Ciarán McKeever are also on McGeeney's backroom.
But four-time All-Ireland SFC winner Donaghy will be on the radar as eight counties hunt for new managers ahead of the 2026 campaign.
Roscommon, Dublin, Sligo, Mayo, Waterford, Antrim, Cavan and Derry are managerless.
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