McAleer laments referee decisions but praises Cork

JOHN McALEER, who had stepped into the breach last May when the management resigned en bloc, was happy with everything about Monaghan’s display in yesterday’s All-Ireland final.

However, while conceding that they lost to a Cork side which was physically stronger on the day, he felt that some refereeing decisions undermined their challenge.

“We were happy enough at half time to go in three points down, but some of the decisions out there went completely against us,” he said, adding that they made a big difference to the outcome.