Christy O'Connor: Dr Crokes' Munster win-rate trumps everyone else

When Dr Crokes win Kerry, winning Munster has just been the logical next step.

Johnny Buckley and Dr. Crokes players celebrate with the cup after the 2016 Munster Club SFC final victory against The Nire. Picture: ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

Crokes on a different level in the provincial championship 

A while back, someone in the Dr Crokes squad came across a photograph from the 2017 All-Ireland club final, not of the match where Crokes beat Slaughtneil, but of the U12 game played at half-time. They still smile about it. Seven years on, and some of the older players from that All-Ireland winning panel are regularly reminded of their age by a raft of those young players who are now their teammates.