Aaron Branagan admitted the message in the Kilcoo huddle before extra-time at Croke Park was simple: "This is what we do, it's our time".
Self-belief has never been a problem for this tireless group who simply refused to be beaten and conjured an 81st minute winning Jerome Johnston goal to seal a 2-8 to 0-13 All-Ireland final triumph after extra-time.
Before that, they'd only led briefly in the entire game but came good when it truly counted to land their maiden title.
