“Well Joe Brolly, what do you think of that?”

Having undergone a remarkable renaissance of his own by reclaiming a starting berth in the Kerry side, Kieran Donaghy went out to bat for the other members of the panel in the aftermath of Kerry’s All-Ireland win on Sunday.

Donaghy, whose vital contribution off the bench against Mayo earned Kerry a semi-final replay which they subsequently won to book their place in the final, reserved special mention for Sunday Game pundit Joe Brolly in the aftermath of the Kingdom’s 2-9 to 0-12 win over Donegal which handed them their first title in five years.