'Dream stuff' - Dr Crokes riding wave of momentum and they don't want to disembark

Kerry champions Dr Crokes defeated Loughmore-Castleiney defeated to win their first Munster title since 2018. 

POWERFUL FEELING: Dr. Crokes' Mark O'Shea, Maidhci Lynch and Shane Murphy celebrate after their side's victory over Loughmore-Castleiney in the Munster Club SFC final. Picture: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Neither the start nor the end of the year went as Micheál Burns had envisaged.

The half-forward did not expect to be deemed surplus to Kerry requirements last February. And given the very low place Crokes were coming from in recent seasons, he did not expect the year to finish with provincial club glory.