Jack O'Connor conceded that his Kildare side were out-fought and out-muscled by Armagh on Saturday night.

"Look, I don't want to criticise the Kildare players," he told the Irish News after the Lilywhites' 0-10 to 0-16 defeat in the Athletic Grounds.

"To be fair, we fought hard, but they handled the conditions better than we did. They're a big, physical team and they were hurting from last week (against Laois). And they obviously wanted a reaction and they got a reaction and we couldn't match that."

The Kerryman wasn't surprised by the home side's physicality.

"It didn't surprise me at all. Any team under (Kieran) McGeeney are going to be physical. They're a big, physical outfit and they'd be very formidable here at home," he added.

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