Joe Brolly responds to subtle jibe by Paudie Clifford after Kerry proved him wrong in All-Ireland final

The Irish Sun

29-07-2025

JOE Brolly has laughed off Paudie Clifford's pointed response to him effectively calling Kerry a one-man team.
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The 27-year-old starred as Kerry beat Donegal 1-26 to 0-19
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Brolly has been a heavy critic of Jack O'Connor's side all Championship
The columnist and podcaster had scrutinised the Kerry team after their
In his
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Paudie clearly took offence to the comments of the former Derry footballer, proving him wrong in the final by playing a star role in winning Kerry's 39th All-Ireland.
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In his post-match interview he
The three time All-Star said: "To be called a one-man team when I see myself some of the work that our lads put in...
'Like, Joe O'Connor, the turnovers, winning balls, scoring, Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaioch, Gavin White – I'm only naming a few. I see the work that they put in every day.
'To be called a one-man team then, it's nearly like it's disrespectful. It's kind of personal. I suppose that's the angle we were coming from."
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The Fossa man's indirect reaction to Brolly's remarks had sparked a response from the 1993 All-Ireland winner.
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"If you'd been with me coming out of Croke Park on Sunday, the Kerry people were roaring and shouting, 'Whatcha think of that!' This is all interest, it's all part of the game."
Not even the 'one-man' in the 'one-man team' was safe from a wisecrack from Brolly.
The two-time All-Star joked: "What do you do with Superman? I wrote it in my column this morning, I had to laugh when I read it again. After he had got his ninth point, it was such an amazing thing to happen.
"He was sent clean through on goals, goes round the goalkeeper. Everybody was in the air already and he missed.
"I wrote it was like Superman dropping a woman who had fallen from the top of a skyscraper. He looked down at his foot, mystified."
The former RTÉ pundit was however complimentary of David Clifford as he has now finally buried the 'can he do it in an All-Ireland final?' myth.
Brolly added: "That is such an essential point when it comes to greatness. The first time I really appreciated that was how he revelled in his Fossa teammates.
"He revelled in it, and never presented as better than them or as being higher up in the pecking order. He just absolutely blended in.
"That humility is his most important quality. From the point of view of longevity with Kerry, from the point of view of his teammates being inspired by him all the time."