Colm Cooper has warned his Kerry team-mates that they not out of the wood yet in the NFL and will need at least another win if they are to secure their Division One status for next year.

After a shaky start, Jack O'Connor's team have won their last two games in the league against Derry and Galway, respectively, but Cooper wants the All-Ireland champions to make it three on the trot when Mayo visit Tralee this weekend.

"We are not out of the woods, we still have to win games, but having got two back-to-back wins it is a positive for us. If we could get another win over Mayo in Tralee that would be a big help," said the Dr Crokes man.

On Mayo, last season's top-scorer in the All-Ireland SFC feels that John O'Mahony's charges have been in great form since the league started and can see the Kingdom freshening up things again with some of the new generation players for the game.

"They have been very, very good," he said. "They have had some excellent results. I'm sure Jack and the management team will look at introducing a few different guys again next week. That has been good for us. It has stood us well going into the championship." Tweet

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