Brian Cody had no idea why Jonjo Farrell was sent off against Dublin.

Kilkenny are expected to appeal the straight red card Farrell received in the first half of the Nowlan Park defeat. TV replays suggested that the sending off, which followed a fracas in the 25th minute, was harsh.

"I'll let you decide on that lads," the Cats boss told reporters.

"I won't talk about referees. Obviously, it had a huge bearing on the game. There was nobody hurt, that's all I know. I don't know why he was sent off. The referee made a decision and that was it."

Cody also conceded that the better team won.

"Dublin deserved to win it. It was a bid disadvantage playing with 14 for most of the game and with 13 (Joe Lyng also saw red in the second half) for a lot of it. That made it very difficult.

"We fought it out to the end and pegged it back well, but overall we couldn't have any complaints about the result."

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