Tomás Ó Sé hints at Kerry legends exodus after Dublin defeat

They can hardly hang around forever. They've been doing their best but maybe it's time.

Kerry bowed out of the All-Ireland championship on Sunday, eliminated for the second season in a row at the hands of Dublin - one score shy of them again. It's been a monumental tilt for the Kingdom in the past three years. When it looked like they were being left behind at the start of the decade, Éamonn Fitzmaurice came in and dragged Kerry into the new era. They ended a drought of sorts in 2014 when they won their first Sam in five years from virtually nowhere - with everyone writing them off. They were edged out in a slug-fest final last season and were pipped at the post in one of the finest contests in living memory at the weekend. They haven't been left behind but it's taken a serious effort to keep pace. https://twitter.com/ConanDoherty/status/770199602897231872 After another massive rattle, Kerry's season ends in Croke Park having laid their hearts on their line for the cause. You wonder how much longer the older guard can keep doing it. The team is in no way reliant on them anymore. Marc Ó Sé was only introduced with three minutes of normal time remaining. Kieran Donaghy wasn't that effective. Bryan Sheehan was saved for the final 10 as well. It's not like they're dependent on the experienced crew and maybe that might persuade some of them to step aside now. In his column with Independent.ie, Tomás Ó Sé certainly thinks that it could be the end of the road for some of the county's finest servants. But, even if they are brothers, he's only observing what he sees with Marc just like the rest of us. The GAA Hour podcast is out every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe here on iTunes or listen on Soundcloud.