Galway's Nicola Ward says they must build from encouraging signs this season after they were defeated in the All-Ireland final by Kerry.
Galway were in their first All-Ireland final since 2019, and were aiming for their first All-Ireland since 2004, but came up short against a ruthless Kerry team.
While the season may have ended in disappointment in Croke Park, Ward looked at the positives as Galway recovered from a difficult start. "At the start of the year after we got relegated to Division Two, if you told me we were in an All-Ireland final I would not have believed you. "We did have a great year, but when your year ends with losing an All-Ireland final it's not the nicest end.
I am sure we will be reviewing it shortly and using it for next year." Galway were one of the stories of the championship. After winning a Connacht title, they went on to defeat Dublin in arguably the shock of the season, before defeating Cork in the semi-final.