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Kerry manager Pat O'Shea
Kerry manager Pat O'Shea

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'Maybe we’re striving for perfection too early in the season, but we were a little rusty in the beginning and I’m not convinced our performance was hugely impressive. I was pleased with our defence, though, they kept their shape and covered well.' Kerry football manager Pat O’Shea refuses to get overly excited about his side's emphatic 17 point winning margin over Waterford.

'We suffered a bit with nerves, especially in the first half. We were definitely more up for it last year, I’d say the cameras and publicity did affect the lads.' Waterford boss John Kiely tries to explain his side's no-show at Fraher Field.

'There is the possibility of a change but we won't know until we meet on Tuesday to discuss it.' RTÉ Sport's Paul Byrnes on the possibility of changing Sunday week's Sunday Game schedule to accommodate the Dublin v Meath Leinster SFC replay.

'These young men have to go to work tomorrow.' Derry boss Paddy Crozier agrees with referee Cormac Kelly's decision to deem the waterlogged Casement Park pitch unplayable for his side's Ulster SFC clash with Antrim.

'We showed great battling qualities all through but then we never doubted the lads. They showed that there’s no great gap between ourselves and Dublin.' Meath selector Dudley Farrell in bullish mood after his side's deserved draw with Dublin.

'There was a lot of heart shown by both sides and we’re all happy to live to fight another day. There was great intensity out there from start to finish. It was a renewal of a great rivalry and it’s still all to play for.' Manager Paul Caffrey after his Dublin side's dramatic draw with Leinster rivals Meath.

'I gave a commitment for two years so I’m going to stay. I don’t run away from anything like that. We’ve a lot of work to do.' Manager Mick O'Dwyer pledges his commitment to the Wicklow cause.

Graham Geraghty'He'd obviously have been well able for the hurly-burly of Dáil Éireann if he'd been elected.' Sunday Game analyst Joe Brolly on Graham Geraghty's credentials to mix it with the country's political heavyweights following another typically robust performance against Dublin. (I'm sure David Henry, on the receiving end of two of Geraghty's more unorthodox 'tackles', would agree.)

'The minors are no longer minors. They are part of the senior team now and they are expected to hurl like seniors and they are doing that.' Joint Antrim manager Terence ’Sambo’ McNaughton following his side's impressive 2-24 to 0-04 demolition of Down in the Ulster SHC.

'We struggled in the first half, but we could have had three goals as well. The message at half-time was that it wasn’t good enough and if we didn’t improve, we weren’t going to win. Fellas had to stand up and, in fairness, they did it in the second half.' Laois football boss Liam Kearns praises his side's second half performance against Longford.

'We are where we set out to be at the beginning of the season - in another Munster final. The bigger picture for us is the Sam Maguire in September, but we must clear the hurdles in front of us first.' Cork football selector John Corcoran turns his attention to a 1 July trip to Killarney, and beyond.

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