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Padraic Joyce described his Galway players as exceptional in defeating Roscommon today and welcomed his belief they are no longer seen as a "one man band" in relying on a star player.

The outcome of the Connacht Football Championship semi-final in Salthill was never in doubt once the Tribesmen moved into an early lead, with the visitors struggling to land a blow in a 1-24 to 0-18 outcome.

Speaking to RTÉ Sport, Joyce did not hold back in his praise for the winning side.

He said: "I thought our lads were exceptional today. We controlled the game really, really well and took our score chances when they came up.

"We just played some brilliant football and moved the ball really, really well and were very economical up front, which is great to see. it was a great team performance, yeah.

"Roscommon are a good side, we're not stupid to know that. But I just thought our lads picked off scores at vital times and looked like we were going to score every time we came forward. They just made the right decision with the ball every time.

"It was good enough to win today, is it going to be good enough in two weeks time against Mayo? We don't know."

Galway will go into that final with Kevin McStay's side knowing victory would complete a four in-a-row success in Connacht.

While the initial goal is to come out on top in a fortnight, the real ambition is to go one better from last year’s All-Ireland final defeat.

Joyce has not shied away from the desire to end the wait to be the top side in the country.

Asked if he was satisfied to be showing such form at the time of the year, Joyce said: "We are. We know we were a long time away from the top table over the years so in the last couple years we probably got back up there, but we haven't drank the