We can feel very pleased and satisfied with the team's performance in all departments. The forwards got some magnificent scores, the defence was solid and consistent and at midfield a regular supply of possession was provided throughout the entire game. When Clare's challenge faded as the game progressed it became obvious that we were going to have a comprehensive victory. However, at this stage of the championship a very one-sided game is most undesirable from a number of points of view. Starting with the spectators.
Nobody wants to see one team wallop another, because it is very unentertaining.
It wasn't good for the Kerry team either. They were not challenged sufficiently and put under pressure as in the semi-final against Cork. Far better to have had a more closely-contested game to establish strengths and weaknesses. But that's the Open Draw system for you. Their one-point victory over Derry in last Sunday's Ulster final provided them with the best possible test of their ability and there was no mistaking the fact that they were the better team overall despite their slender margin of victory.