The dust has settled and it's time to take stock.
For St Vincent's midfielder Eamon Fennell, it comes in the shape of a frank assessment of his own performance following the loss to Corofin in the All-Ireland club semi-final.
The player believes he could have done more to help the team in his midfield role.
The reigning All-Ireland champions went down on a 1-14 to 1-09 scoreline in Tullamore against their Galway opponents, ending a 19-match unbeaten run.
An assessment of the loss has already begun with a view to focusing minds on the upcoming Dublin championship.
For Fennell, there is much soul-searching on his own performance at O'Connor Park, with him stating to RTÉ Sport that he "would have liked to control the middle a bit better" against Corofin.
"They won a few early kick-outs which I wasn't happy about," he added.
"They won the first throw-up which I really focussed on winning. They got a run on us from the start that set the tempo for them."
Good starts had been the key to the Marino side's winning sequence and Fennell was frustrated by the fact that they failed to dictate affairs from the off against the Galway champions.
"I would have liked to control the middle a bit better" - Eamonn Fennell
"Last year in all our games and even in Leinster this year we started really well," he said.
"That trend didn't continue on Saturday. They won the the first three kick-outs which hadn't been the case all year.
"I was trying to control the middle because I knew with [Michael] Lundy and [Gary] Sice coming through you couldn't give them too much space around the middle to run directly at your centre-back and at your goal. I could have done a lot better."
While Fennell and his team-mates are still coming to terms with losing their All-Ireland crown, the focus has already started on trying to retain their county title.
"We all met up on Monday night and had a discussion about the game. It wasn't too in-depth, but we still went through our own priorities and what we need to do.
"The Dublin championship is coming around soon enough, so you can either sit around and feel sorry for yourself, or start getting a bit pro-active and put the procedures in place to get back to where we were.
"Looking at the game against Corofin we looked a bit flat and never got to a fifth gear. Lads know areas of their game they have to improve on and I know I have a lot to improve on.
"Now is the time to do it and not in two or three weeks when we're back in the swing of league and championship. We have a window now and all players have to utilise that to bring us on both individually and as a team."
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