RYAN McHugh felt Sunday’s performance was one of Donegal’s best in a long time.
Jack O’Connor was pleased in Ballyshannon that Kerry had come back and not made things ugly.
But it was at times on Sunday and at one stage were on course for the biggest defeat in Croke Park.
That didn’t come to pass but McHugh was thrilled with the display.
“I suppose you never envisage winning by 13 points against such high class opposition like Kerry.
“We came up to win but we came up to put in a great performance.
“That’s what league football is about, building on performances and stuff like that.
“To be fair, I think it was one of our best performances over a number of years especially in Croke Park.
“Obviously to win a National title is not easy so to win that, we’re delighted.”