THE GAME IN 60 SECONDS

MAINMAN

A short-list of three from the winners with Gavin White excellent at the fulcrum of the defence, and scoring the gamewinning goal; Daithi Casey taking the game by the scruff of the next at a time when Crokes needed leadership and a bit of dog in the game; and 20-year old David Shaw who kicked four fabulous points in his first county final. For his contribution at both ends of the field WHITE gets the garland

KEY MOMENT

White’s 57th minute goal was clearly the key score that swung this contest the way of the champions but one wonders what might have happened had Shane Murphy not batted away Paul Geaney’s well struck shot and Dingle had got the goal in the 33rd minute? It would only have put Dingle a point up, with plenty of time left in the game, but it would have been a huge score for Dingle and would surely have cranked up the ante all round.

TALKING POINT

After the heated exchanges and mass brawls between players - and in some cases mentors

- in Austin Stack Park over the previous couple of Sundays, this final passed without any major incident of that nature. Yes, there were a couple of moments of unnecessary nonsense on the field with players wrestling each other, but thankfully everyone found it in themselves to behave in the right way.

WHAT NEXT?

Dr Crokes have little time to revel in a third county title in a row as they head to south Tipperary next Sunday to play Tipp champions Moyle Rovers in the Munster Club SFC quarter-final.