“All midfielders are the same now,” Kennedy said, speaking at the launch of the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup. “After that new rule, 90% of kickouts were going out long. It is a good change in my books.”A curious concern for Tyrone was their continued struggles on the long kickout (beyond the 65m line). In a ranking of every team in the Sam Maguire series retention on long kickouts, three semi-finalists were comfortably in the top half. Against Kerry, Tyrone retained just 47% of long kickouts.

Source: Irish Examiner December 28, 2025 22:30 UTC