Padraic Joyce

The Galway manager pointed to the 67th minute free, awarded against John Daly for a foul on Killian Spillane, as the turning point in a game that was level ...

So we went in at half-time, 8-7, came out after the break and I think Kerry came at us, went a couple of points up, but we came back." We probably should have got a little bit more ball to him towards the end of the game but he was exceptional. "The county needs to use this as a springboard. "We played football to try and win the game," continued the 1998 and 2001 All-Ireland winning forward. From where I was standing, it looked to me like Damien Comer was pushed in the back and it should have been a free out and then he gave a free against John Daly for apparently holding his (Spillane's) hand. The reason his hand was up high was to stop the Kerry fella's hand from going around his neck, which is what happened.

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce was critical of the decision of match referee Seán Hurson to award Kerry a crucial free in the 67th minute which effectively ...

We probably should have got a little bit more ball to him towards the end of the game, but he was exceptional. “It was a two-point swing for us, we had the momentum at that stage. I know we lost a few kick-outs and stuff, but we fought our way into the game. “We had a foothold in the game. We played football to try and win the game, went in at half-time ahead, 0-8 to 0-7. To me, that was a free out, that was the first one missed.

Galway boss Padraic Joyce hit out the late refereeing decision that saw Kerry nudge clear in the All-Ireland football final on Sunday....

Because Killian Spillane had his hand around in around his neck trying to get at him. “I know John Daly had his hand up but why was his hand up? With the sides level, Kerry were awarded a contentious free in that David Clifford converted.

A pivotal moment in this back and forth battle saw John Daly penalised when many expected it to be a free out.

"We had a foothold in the game. I know we lost a few kick-outs and stuff, but we fought our way into the game. "It was a two-point swing for us, we had the momentum at that stage.

Galway manager praises his side's performance after painful defeat to Kerry.

I know he was questioned about not scoring from play the last couple of games, but he played to a system and a game plan that we had.” We probably should have got a little bit more ball to him towards the end of the game, but he was exceptional. “But those frees are like tap-overs for the likes of Clifford. It was a two-point swing for us, we had the momentum at that stage. “We had a foothold in the game. I know we lost a few kick-outs and stuff, but we fought our way into the game. We came up to win the Sam Maguire and we didn’t. We are just gutted.

With the teams locked at 0-16 apiece in Sunday's All-Ireland final, David Clifford kicked a stunning free from the right wing in the 67th minute to give ...

As soon as you feel contact try and get out with the ball and the referee will give you a free all day long. It wasn't a head-high tackle." "We put an onus on all our players to tackle high up, We felt it was free, we felt he leaned in with the shoulder. "First of all would be the fact that in the context of the game they had won the turnover. To me, that was a free out, that was the first one missed. There was a tricky wind going in there and he did not have much to aim at and he stuck it over."