Agree on having multiple go to kick-outs. I think this argument around skill levels is taking away from the bigger picture with issues around tactics. There didn’t seem to be many issues with skill levels when Cork beat Kerry the last two years at minor level. What about the Kerry minor team that required extra time to beat Cork 3 years ago in Tralee? Were they also at a different level skill wise? What about the Clare U20 team that should have beaten this Kerry team a week ago? Do they also have a far greater skill level than the young Cork players? In fact you could probably make the argument that there’s fewer tactics involved at minor level football than U20 level, so the greater skill level should win out.
For me, this lack of supposed skill level has been exaggerated a lot. It’s very easy for young players to lose confidence in a team with no momentum, who are consistently on the back foot, and being crowded out. Even the great David Clifford was kept scoreless and struggled against us last year in Pairc Ui Rinn when we crowded out the Kerry full forward line. I think Liam O’Connell from Ballincollig had a decent game all things considered and would be a good option for the senior team going forward. He’s a strong, tall half-forward who is well able to score, something we don't have a lot of. I would potentially be looking at Dan Twomey as well, along with the likes of Conor Daly, Colin Walsh and Conor O’Hanlon If they are available/fit over the next few years.