Kerry stars David Moran and Tadhg Morley paid tribute to manager Jack O’Connor after the Kingdom’s All-Ireland SFC victory over Galway yesterday.

The Munster champions dug deep in the closing stages at Croke Park to earn the 0-20 to 0-16 win which sealed a 38th Sam Maguire Cup success.

"I thought he’d mellowed until half-time," midfielder Moran joked about O’Connor on The Sunday Game afterwards.

"Jack did a fantastic job, his football IQ is second to none.

"We’ve had a really good year not just in terms of the results, but we’ve really enjoyed training. It’s tough, we probably trained as hard as other years but this year was really enjoyable. Even for the old fellas having to do the runs."

Wing-back Morley was also full of praise for the Kingdom boss, crediting his ability to connect with the group.

"He’s an incredible man-manager," he said.

"He creates a great rapport with his players and he builds a really good management team around him. He was a great manager."

'I thought he had mellowed until half-time...'
David Moran chats to @Joanne_Cantwell about Jack O'Connor and his own return to fitness at the @Kerry_Official banquet#rtegaa
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— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) July 24, 2022

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