When you're interviewing GAA players and managers you are looking for interesting insights into what really goes on when the dressing room door is closed or what drives the team. One of the standard answers in hurling is 'there will only be the puck of a ball in it'. It looks like that's a phrase we will have to get used to this summer. Dublin and Tipperary who delivered good performances saw themselves come up just a point short of making the Allianz Hurling League finals. Pat Horgan contributed 17 points, 14 from placed balls, as the Leesiders, recorded a 12 point turnaround to beat Dublin by a single point on a score of 1-27 to 2-23 at the Kilkenny venue.
With the last puck of the ball Seamus Harnedy got the killer point delighting the rebel fans while Waterford bounced back from conceding two first-half Tipperary goals to squeeze a one point win over the Premier by 1-19 to 2-15.
Paraic Mahoney's late pointed free booked the Deise place in the League final wrapping up his 13 point contribution
to set up an assignment against their Munster rivals. Guess who was watching in the stands?
Ger Cunnigham is doing great stuff with the Dubs but like Tipp they were too wasteful in the final quarter.
JBM made a few late changes to grind out the result and got there in the end.
With such tight matches in Kilkenny it looks like we are in for some gripping Munster Championship games!
