O’Keeffe airs players thoughts on referee
THE last thing that jubilant manager Garry Lyon wanted to hear after Australia had deservedly won the Coca-Cola International Rules series in Croke Park yesterday was to hear suggestions of the home team ‘whinging’ about the referee.
Yes, Irish manager John O’Keeffe didn’t hesitate to articulate ‘frustrations’ from his players - saying a number of refereeing calls in the last quarter were ‘critical’ - but, he made a point of emphasising that he was not putting this forward as an excuse for their failure.
