Dr Crokes always learning from the past and pain

Such has been Dr Crokes’ fraught relationship with All-Ireland club semi-final afternoon that the importance of their 2017 victory over Corofin — even though it is now two years ago — still cannot be overstated.

For corner-back and captain John Payne, the 2-11 to 0-8 penultimate round win over the Galway champions at the Gaelic Grounds shifted a sizeable monkey who had been perched on the back of the Killarney club for far too long.