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26th July 2022
11:27am BST

There were howls of disapproval from the Galway faithful, and while RTE's Darragh Maloney contended that Daly may have been attempting to pull Spillane off him, his co-commentator purred his approval.
"Absolutely outstanding call by referee Sean Hurson," declared Kevin McStay. "You see it so often but refs, sometimes, don't have the nerve to call it."Sure enough, David Clifford curled over a free and Kerry never looked back. On the latest episode of The GAA Hour [LISTEN from 23:25 below], former Galway star Finian Hanley went back over the final with Darran O'Sullivan and Eamon McGee. During that chat, Hanley conceded a valid point about that contentious free. [caption id="attachment_268375" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Cillian McDaid of Galway is tackled by Gavin White, left, and Jack Barry of Kerry. (Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile)[/caption]
HANLEY: 100% [I thought it was a free out]. I nearly jumped out of the stand! McGEE: I thought it was a Kerry free. Now, it was a big call. You rarely see them given, when a man is coming out [of defence] with the ball. O'SULLIVAN: You'll always say free out, as a defender, but I'd say, 'No, no'. HANLEY: It was a big moment in the game. O'SULLIVAN: And they're never given. HANLEY: It was 0-16 all... if you are talking about turning points, though, I think Gavin White's shoulder on Cillian McDaid [pictured above] wasn't a free. So, it evens itself out. I'm sure Padraic Joyce is pissed off, and all that, but you need to look at the whole game. I thought Gavin's shoulder was fair.Galway boss Padraic Joyce did disagree with the Sean Hurson call, in his post-match briefing with reporters at Croke Park. Following the game, on Sky Sports, retired forwards Peter Canavan and Kieran Donaghy agreed with Sean Hurson on that Kerry free that Clifford slotted over. Former Donegal boss Jim McGuinness disagreed, though, and argued that John Daly was trying to be positive and get up the field. Whatever the merits of that Kerry free, Hanley's concession that Galway got a soft one, after that White shoulder on McDaid, may soften some coughs. WATCH THAT FULL SHOW HERE:
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