The 'what-ifs' that will make it a long winter for Kerins O’Rahillys

Kerins O'Rahillys manager William Harmon: 'These things happen so you just have to accept them'. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

For Kerins O’Rahillys, the largest possible ‘what if’ will hang over this county final defeat for some time to come.

Standing outside the losing dressing-room, Rahillys manager William Harmon confirmed that it was a hamstring injury that ended Gavin O’Brien’s county final afternoon during the pre-match warm-up, while a groin injury took David Moran out of the equation inside seven minutes.