Willpower and grit get Galway past Rebel lines

One thing that struck me on the way to Croke Park yesterday, the number of Galway supporters around the place.

I met people I haven’t met for years, big happy heads on them, and this was before the game!

These are good hurling people I’m talking about, fellas who know their hurling. They knew something good was in the air for Galway and you’d have to say, unlike on so many previous occasions, the team did not let them down.