Anthony Daly: It took everything Limerick had but that’s why they are the team they are

The Clare people were crestfallen but they were unbelievably proud too. They also know too that the year isn’t done yet and that Clare may yet get another crack at Limerick. And Limerick know that too

5 June 2022; Séamus Flanagan of Limerick is tackled by Rory Hayes and Conor Cleary of Clare during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final match between Limerick and Clare at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Yesterday was one of the best Munster finals of all time. It has to be. The 2004 final between Cork and Waterford was an absolute epic but this was right up there with that game in terms of quality, intensity and entertainment. Magic. Absolute magic.

Apart from the bag of goals Waterford scored that day, this match had everything else, but it also had more because this was hurling physicality on a level unlike anything we’ve really seen before. You can never compare eras but when I think back to my time, lads like myself would be killed out there now. The current Clare manager wouldn’t but the rest of us would be mown down.