Kevin Walsh feels Galway exceeded expectations in this year's Allianz Football League.

While defeat to Tyrone in Omagh today put paid to their hopes of reaching a second successive Division 1 final, Walsh still felt it was an achievement to be in the shake-up given the absence of last year's captain Damien Comer through injury and the unavailability of the Corofin contingent for most of the campaign.

"Nearly everybody was waiting for Galway to go down on the basis of what we had. And we didn't get too many of those injured players back, even since then," the Galway manager told RTE. 

"You have to be very positive about the lads that came in. It's a young side. The older lads showed a lot of leadership during the league. We just fell a bit short for the league final. But it's a good place to be in your last day out, having an opportunity for a league final.

"If you're not learning lessons, you're going nowhere and I'd say there's a few lessons to be learned today.

"Overall, the lads have done a really, really good job (in the league) and we can't be too critical. You could say it's an opportunity lost to get to a league final. But in six weeks' time, we'll be looking at championship and I don't think there'll be too many people looking back."

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