I’ll be back, declares captain fantastic Ollie

If he’d been thinking with his head, Ollie Canning surely would have pulled down the curtain on his hurling career yesterday on the greatest stage of all.

The 37-year old is a slave to his love for hurling and playing for Portumna, however, and instead guaranteed that he will definitely return for another season.

It is a remarkable testament to the former Galway defender’s ability that, at his age, and playing in attack, he was arguably their best player in both the All-Ireland semi-final and final.