Cratloe preparation perfect down to a tea, explains Podge

It certainly wasn’t your traditional county final celebration but Podge Collins wouldn’t have it any other way.

Far from painting the village red on Saturday evening, cryotherapy and a light pool session is how the footballers of Cratloe marked the club’s maiden senior football title.

Once the necessary recovery measures were completed in preparation for the Munster championship visit of Ballinacourty, the Collins’ quartet of Podge, manager Colm, half-forward Sean and sub David retreated to the kitchen table where the three-point victory was dissected over a pot of a tea.