John Mullane

They really surprised me with the hurling they played.

These results can happen.

It happens at all levels.

It happens at club level.

It happens at minor level.

So maybe...

Sometimes we're quick to look at and downplay how bad Kilkenny were or how bad Galway were in the first half, rather than giving the likes of Offaly credit, rather than giving the likes of Kildare credit.

And I think I would probably look the other way.

I think Dublin have improved.

I think Offaly have improved.

I think Kildare have improved.

quite significantly they've gone back a bit and look we go back to it they're down Ewell Haller they're down Billy Ryan but they need to get Mullin back but like they have they have but sometimes we've got to give the other counties credit is all I'm saying and we'll go on to that that game between Kildare and Galway like

There was a lot of talk at halftime how poor Galway were.

But I watched that game and I thought Kildare were magnificent in that first half.

And going off of what my eyes seen down in Wexford Park in the last round and what my eyes seen of Kildare today, I was kind of saying, wow, where did this come from from Kildare?

Like, there's some serious horrors there.

And when they get up and running and when they are mouldering,

they're as good as any team in Leinster.

But now, the big question, Marek, that's on everyone's lips now is, you know, it's not going to be any good for Kildare to go back down to show McDonagh hurling.

And I don't think we can allow that to happen.