Joe Canning is some bit of stuff.

Galway are the National Hurling League champions for the first time since 2010 after they cut the best side in Ireland to tiny pieces on Sunday to claim the title. In front of 16,089 people at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, the Tribesmen hurlers backed up their footballers' Division Two success to make it a double for the county in April as they ran over the top of lynchpins Tipperary with a relentless 3-21 to 0-14 win. In truth, the Premier county never really looked to be at the races. The All-Ireland champions have a hell of a start to their championship campaign with a Munster quarter-final against Cork in just four weeks time and, without their assassin Seamus Callanan leading the charge in the league decider, their minds looked elsewhere. Joe Canning's mind wasn't though. In 61 minutes of action, the Galway superstar hit 0-9 and he did it from every angle, from every distance, and with the infamous blue and gold bearing down on him. On one of the biggest days on the hurling calendar, Canning stepped up like he generally does and led from the front as the westerners shot the lights out of Tipp. Naturally, the attacker took some of the usual plaudits. https://twitter.com/KeithORiordan97/status/856175514641412096 https://twitter.com/orlapmoloney/status/856173869467668480 https://twitter.com/Teeej90/status/856173174748307456 Strength, cuteness and pure skill. https://twitter.com/young_carr/status/856172924352516096 But this win wasn't just about Joe Canning.

Jason Flynn

With the green flag being raised three times, Jason Flynn's spectacular double stole the headlines as he produced magic with his hurl to beat Darren Gleeson on two different occasions in the second half. He was awarded man of the match by TG4. https://twitter.com/ismise_emer/status/856176698219532288 https://twitter.com/tadhgrohan/status/856172910079344641 https://twitter.com/CillianHough/status/856172864013316096

Conor Whelan

Alongside Canning's and Flynn's feats, Conor Whelan's five points from play lit up Limerick. He was winning ball all around the forward line and swinging over from all sorts of positions and stances. The Tipp backline had no answer for his exploits and the fact that he wasn't awarded man of the match didn't sit well with some neutrals. https://twitter.com/mickdaabrick/status/856177595448266752 https://twitter.com/Jhiggins3/status/856163208259919872 https://twitter.com/Darth_Cody/status/856155035406872577 https://twitter.com/bearnthesquare/status/856154894474129409 Of course, you mention those three forwards and you're neglecting the other heroes of the day. Men like Daithi Burke who wrapped up John McGrath all afternoon. Men like David Burke and the outstanding Gearoid McInerney who manned the half back line as if they were protecting the princess' fortress. It was a merciless display from Galway who dominated all over the park. It was a shit display from Tipperary. That was the difference. That's why there were 16 points between them in the end. Let the talk about Galway begin. Again.