Barry John Keane: Tadhg Morley the key to Kerry's defensive improvement

Nine days after Seanie O'Shea curled his immortal long range free inside the wobbling right-hand upright at the Hill 16 end, the mood in Kerry is becalmed as they seek to end an eight-year wait for All-Ireland glory.

There were conspicuous displays of euphoria at the final whistle after Kerry finally got over the Dublin hump at the seventh time of asking in championship - ending a 13-year drought in the fixture.

However, Barry John Keane, a member of the triumphant 2014 side, says things have gone into a lull in the week since.

"The last week since the Dublin game, there was a bit of hype for a day or two after but things have really been quiet since," Keane told RTÉ Sport.

"There's not much coming out of the camp. There's not much flags or bunting up. Maybe there will be this week but things have been quiet.

"I think they know the job isn't done yet. Is there two or three or four of them hanging around from that '14 team, they're hanging on to try and get that last medal.

"Where the rest of them, most of that group have all underage medals, minors, school medals, Hogan Cups. There's a nice mix there in terms of the pressure."

While Jack O'Connor was keen to tout the Kerry-Dublin semi-final as a classic, others were more circumspect and there were mixed views on Kerry's display, some choosing to extol the first half performance, in particular those of O'Shea, Tadhg Morley and the Cliffords.

Others, however, were inclined to suggest that they fell over the line against a Dublin team weakened by the absence of Con O'Callaghan.

"I thought Kerry were the best I've seen them for a long time in that first half," says Keane.

"If Seanie O'Shea had put that penalty away, you're looking at seven points (margin). I don't know has anyone gone