Tony Kelly hails the men who stepped up for Ballyea

One of the questions put to Ballyea captain Tony Kelly for a player-profile piece in Sunday’s match programme was what would be the first thing he’d buy if he won the lotto. Kelly’s reply was that he’d purchase a “big business and give jobs to Gudgie (Gearóid O’Connell), Stan Lineen, Cathal Doohan and Pat Joe Connolly. I’d also buy a new knee for Paul Flanagan.”

The five men mentioned by Kelly played no part in Sunday’s come-from-behind Clare hurling final win, the club’s second Canon Hamilton Cup in three years.