Charlie McGeever was full of praise for Michael Quinlivan after his injury-time goal handed Clonmel Commercials a famous Munster club SFC final victory over Nemo Rangers.

The Commercials manager, who led the Tipp minors to an All-Ireland final appearance in September, also predicted further success for his side after they became the first club from the Premier County to win a provincial senior football title.

"That's as good as it gets. Cometh the hour cometh the man and no bigger player than Michael Quinlivan to finish it off," the Donegal native told RTE Sport.

"He has a huge huge future ahead of him, as indeed do many of these players. Clonmel Commercials mirror Tipperary football at the minute in terms of age profile and development and I think this is a huge step forward for Tipperary football today.

"I married a Clonmel woman and moved down there 14 years ago.

"I've been at Commercials for the last 10 years and from U12s to U21s and we've taken a huge group of players through. This team is ready to move forward and hopefully this is the first of many steps forward."

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