Conor McKeon: It’s easy to be dazzled by Galway’s frontmen but defence proving best form of attack for Pádraic Joyce’s team

Paul Conroy and Séan Mulkerrin block the path of Dublin's Ciarán Kilkenny during Galway's stunning victory. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile Maybe it was because of his profile as a player – a forward of uncut purity – that there was an expectation of Pádraic Joyce being Galway football’s great enabler. He would, it was half-hoped half-expected after his appointment in late 2019, deploy all of the county’s flair and creativity; a collective of such attacking predisposition, they would not only restore Galway to the game’s uppermost echelons but bring a bit of eye candy to the thing too.

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