Kerins O’Rahillys boss William Harmon praised his players’ character after yesterday’s Munster club SFC final victory over Newcastle West.

Goals from Tommy Walsh and Barry John Keane were key as the Kerry men triumphed to a 2-6 to 1-8 victory in Mallow, securing their club’s first senior provincial triumph.

Speaking after the game, Harmon said the margin of victory said a lot about the character of his team.

“It’s our third one-point win in-a-row but, you know what, I think it says a lot about the group,” the manager is quoted saying by The42.ie.

“It says a lot about their character and their togetherness and willingness to get over the line. Whether we won by one point or 10, I’ll take it every day.

“It was very similar in the Club final against Templenoe when I don’t think we scored in the last 12 minutes. I won’t even go into the Éire Óg game.

“When it comes to major finals, you just want to get over the line. The lads were probably thinking they (Newcastle West) were going to have to score four or five points. If they didn’t get a goal, could they score that? We felt we could hold out if we got our hands on the ball.

“We just made one or two silly errors that kept the momentum their way but Dave Moran and Tommy (Walsh) just caught some unbelievable ball in the last few minutes when we needed it. It’s a point win, that’s what the records say, and we’re delighted with that.

“It’s huge. There are a lot of people there and you could see the joy on their faces afterwards. For the club and the community, it’s huge. They have been in a lot of finals where they have come out the wrong side of close, tough battles but today it’s their time, which is fantastic.”

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