Dazzling Deane lifts Killeagh

Killeagh 1-18 Courcey Rovers 0-16

Deane has been through it all with the county over a long and distinguished career. At 37, many like him have hung up their boots, but such is his commitment to his club, he continued to play on after retiring from the inter-county scene and how grateful Killeagh must be to him he made that decision.

Belying his years, Deane gave a wonderful display of hurling skill, craft and impeccable free-taking. But work ethic was the ever-present theme of his performance and his team-mates responded to his promptings. Lining out at midfield, Joe could be regularly found back in defence lending a hand when needed and his clever use of the sliotar, particularly in the last 10 minutes when Courceys threw everything at them, was a lesson for any player.