If we see day two Tipp, then things could get nasty for them. If we see day one Tipp, who bring the same work and effort, then I think it will be closer then people may think. If I am a Tipp man this weekend though, the big worry is - will I see the Tipp who rattled Waterford on day one, or will I see the Tipp that looked at sixes and sevens against Clare on day two? The big one for me is who will they put full-back now that James Quigley is gone, and Brian McGrath didn’t cover himself in glory when he came on the last day.Ĭraig Morgan has been top class and I would maybe suspect he would pick up Aaron Gillane, while Cathal Barrett will pick up one of Kyle Hayes or Seamus Flanagan if they were to start, or indeed Graeme Mulcahy.Īll in all, two out of the three full-back line for Tipp would fancy their chances on at least coming out 50/50, while the last unknown is the tricky one. Ger Browne could well start this weekend, and he scored 1-03 off the bench against Clare. John McGrath only came on with four minutes to go and didn’t really have much involvement in the game, so while he will also be missing, on that day in question he had no impact. Jayo was taken off after 59 minutes and didn't look like himself at all, while Conor Bowe was whipped at half-time.ĭan McCormack came on after 44 minutes and made a big impact, and he will probably start again this weekend.
Of that team that started, Jason Forde is going to be missing from that forward line, as is Conor Bowe. They played great hurling, worked very hard and very, very easily could have got a result down there. The conundrum is, will it seep into the mind and affect them, or will they be able to block it off totally?īut if we go back a step, to 17 April, when Tipperary had to go down to Walsh Park and try to overcome Waterford, nobody gave them a pup's chance, me included.īar a 15-minute spell in the second half, Tipperary were every bit as good as Waterford that day, and brought them right down to the wire. Obviously everybody knows the players that are missing this weekend for Tipperary for a whole host of reasons, and that will be the talk going into the game, and that is exactly what the players will have to listen to. And as much as you might want to keep yourself to yourself, it's very hard. Generally, on a daily basis you are going to be meeting people. Remember, players are in college, meet up with buddies and have jobs to go to. In this day and age, with social media especially you see things. The answer to that question is, you do hear things. From the outside looking in, you would often wonder do players know what's going on on the outside, do they hear the talk, or are they solely in the bubble? There is no doubt whatsover that if you are in the Tipperary camp now, things are hard.
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