Very surprising to lose how we did. I thought some of the fringe players would tear into that game looking to make an impression and push for selection come the Joe McDonagh Final. I hope we don't follow Offaly's example of last season when they threw their final group game only to be sucker punched in the final by a fantastic Carlow performance. This loss might take away some of the optimism and momentum that we had built up in recent weeks. It might also act to refocus minds. Hopefully the latter.