Kicking-tee shenanigans didn’t faze me in final, says Clarke

Mayo goalkeeper David Clarke was not unsettled by Cormac Costello interfering with his kicking-tees at the end of last year’s All-Ireland decider, despite sending his final restart out of play.

As Dean Rock lined up what would prove to be the match-winning free, Dublin sub Costello picked up Clarke’s tee, positioned just shy of the 13-metre line, and threw it away. He then made his way to one of Clarke’s goalposts to kick away another tee, before crossing to the other post to fling away a third tee.

Clarke sent the resulting restart out over the Cusack Stand sideline, with Mayo never managing to regain possession between there and the final whistle, but the All-Star goalkeeper has insisted his poor kick-out had nothing to do with Costello’s gamesmanship.