# 2022 Kerry county football team season

The following is a summary of Kerry county football team's 2022 season. It was a first season back in charge for newly reappointed Kerry manager Jack O'Connor.

## Competitions
### National Football League Division 1
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 91 | +27 | 11 | Advance to National League Final |
| 2 | Mayo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 94 | +14 | 9 | Advance to National League Final |
| 3 | Armagh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 98 | +10 | 7 | |
| 4 | Donegal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 103 | −8 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tyrone | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 | 7 | |
| 6 | Monaghan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 113 | −13 | 6 | |
| 7 | Kildare | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 111 | −7 | 5 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 2 |
| 8 | Dublin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 118 | −12 | 4 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 2 |

#### Reports

* TG4
* 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Final
* Report
| Kerry | 3-19 (28) – 0-13 (13) | Mayo |
| (HT: 1-10 (13) - 0-7 (7)) |||
* Croke Park, Drumcondra, Dublin Referee: N Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 31,506

### Munster Senior Football Championship
#### Fixtures

| 7 May 2022 | Cork | 0-11 - 0-23 | Kerry | Pairc Ui Rinn Attendance: 10,743 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 7 May 2022 | | Report | | Pairc Ui Rinn Attendance: 10,743 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |

#### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Waterford | Waterford | 0-9 | | | | | | |
| Limerick | Limerick | 2-14 | Limerick | Limerick | 2-11 | | | |
| Tipperary | Tipperary | 2-11 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-15 | | | |
| Clare | Clare | 1-11 | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-17 |
| | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 0-14 |
| | | | Cork | Cork | 1-12 | | | |
| | | | Kerry | Kerry | 0-13 | | | |

### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

| 26 June 2022 17:00 Quarter-final | Kerry | 1–18 (21) – (13) 0–13 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,353 Referee: David Gough (Meath) |
| 26 June 2022 17:00 Quarter-final | David Clifford 1–3 (2 marks, 1 free), Paul Geaney 0–4 (1 mark), Tom O’Sullivan 0–3, Sean O’Shea 0–3 (1f), David Moran 0–2, Graham O’Sullivan, Gavin White, Killian Spillane all 0–1. | Report | Cillian O’Connor 0–3 (2f), Jordan Flynn 0–2, Stephen Coen, Aidan O’Shea, Matthew Ruane, Conor Loftus, James Carr, Kevin McLoughlin, Jack Carney, Rob Hennelly (free) all 0–1 | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,353 Referee: David Gough (Meath) |
| 10 July 2022 15:30 Semi-final | Dublin | 1–13 (16) – (17) 1–14 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 73,609 Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford |
| 10 July 2022 15:30 Semi-final | Ciarán Kilkenny 0–3, Dean Rock 0–3 (0–3f), Cormac Costello 1–0, Lee Gannon 0–1, John Small 0–1, Seán Bugler 0–1, Brian Fenton 0–1, Paddy Small 0–1, Brian Howard 0–1, James McCarthy 0–1 | Report | Seán O'Shea 1–4 (0–2f), David Clifford 0–6 (0–1f, 0–1 mark), Paudie Clifford 0–2, Dara Moynihan 0–1, Tom O’Sullivan 0–1 | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 73,609 Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford |
* RTÉ Sky Sports
* 24 July 2022 15:30 IST (UTC+1) Final
* Report
| Galway | 0–16 – 0–20 | Kerry |
| (HT: 0–08 – 0–07) |||
| Pts: Shane Walsh 9 (4f, 1 '45), Cillian McDaid 4, Jack Glynn 1, Kieran Molloy 1, Johnny Heaney 1 | | Pts: David Clifford 8 (3f, 2 mark), Seán O'Shea 3 (3f), Paudie Clifford 2, Killian Spillane 2, Graham O’Sullivan 1, Paul Geaney 1 (1 mark), Diarmuid O'Connor 1, Stephen O’Brien 1, Gavin White 1 |
* Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 82,300Standby: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Linesman: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Sideline: Sean Laverty (Antrim) Umpires: Mark Coney (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Mel Taggart (Clonoe O'Rahilly's), Cathal Forbes (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Martin Conway (Moortown St Malachy's)

## Management team

    Appointed 4 October 2021:
* Bainisteóir: Jack O'Connor (Piarsaigh Na Dromada)
* Roghnóirí: Micheál Quirke (Kerins O'Rahilly's), Diarmuid Murphy (Dingle)
* Later additions:
** Head coach: Paddy Tally, as of 8 October 2021
** Performance coach: Tony Griffin
** Head of athletic development: Jason McGahan
** Strength and conditioning coach: Arthur Fitzgerald
** Sports science: John Barry
** Statistics: Colin Trainor
** Video: John C. O'Shea
** Team doctors: Dr Mike Finnerty and John Rice
** Physiotherapists: Jimmy Galvin and Paudie McQuinn
** Masseurs: Harry O'Neill and Liam O'Regan
** Goalkeeping coach: Brendan Kealy
** Nutritionists: Kevin Beasley and Gavin Rackard (Rackard is also performance nutritionist for Connacht Rugby)
** Equipment: Colm Whelan
** Equipment/in-house referee: Brendan Griffin