Mayo defender Keith Higgins has described picking up silverware at the end of the Allianz League campaign as “a bonus”.

James Horan’s men triumphed over Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday to clinch their county’s first Division 1 crown in 18 years and Higgins admits it has been a rollercoaster campaign at times.

“After the first three games, people were saying we're back. Then after the next two games, they were saying we're done. I think we're somewhere in the middle,” he is quoted saying by Sky Sports.

"The league was probably up and down a bit, but we probably made three or four or five changes every game, put in a couple of lads. Then (Sunday) was a final in itself and to win a final in Croke Park, it should be a huge thing for us.

"It's nice to get back to winning ways. We'd be lying if we said we set out to win the league at the start. But at the same time you want to get in new players, and getting new silverware at the end of it is a bonus."

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