TIPPERARY DUG DEEP to secure a place in a second successive Munster senior hurling final yesterday.
Despite being reduced to 14 men in the first-half, Michael Ryan’s side still coped and managed to see off Limerick in Semple Stadium.
It was a testament to their brilliant defensive effort and central to their success was the contribution of corner-back Cathal Barrett.
The Holycross-Ballycahill player stood out and got the nod from RTÉ’s Sunday Game pundits Seanie McGrath and Cyril Farrell last night to claim the man-of-the-match award.
The other nominees were Barrett’s teammate Noel McGrath and Limerick forward Cian Lynch.
Do you agree with the panel’s selection?
Poll Results:
Cathal Barrett (Tipperary) (1521)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary) (833)
Cian Lynch (Limerick) (266)
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Cian lynch? Ah jaysus lads
My thoughts exactly
Michael breen was decent
Agreed surly with 2-1 from play from midfield he deserved a nomination!
Cian Lynch was poor, don’t know how he got nominated, Paudie Maher should have got the third nomination he was excellent in the second half.
How Lynch got into the shakeup I have no idea, Barrett was excellent.
Breen was a total powerhouse in midfield and scored 2-1 what more did he have to do to be considered for MOTD? Also Seamie essentially double marked for the second game running and still came out on top.
MOTD?
Supposed to be MOTM (Man Of The Match) but autocorrect had other ideas….
Cian lynch no way very poor,any ball he got he gave away! Graham Mulcahy by far the best Limerick forward on show
Listening to tipp fans in thurles u would think they have won more than 4 or 5 all Ireland s I last 50 years .so arrogant
Any tipp supporter I talked to were still fairly pessimistic, couldn’t put away completely a piss poor limerick side, silly sending off, poor wides; def not a finished article, but sure at least we’ve a few more medals than limerick anyway
While I agree, we’re piss poor, even the Tipp can’t just expect to put away a team when they’ve 14 men, they did well in the sense that they not once looked in trouble, bar “maybe” the last hail Mary at the end that we didn’t even deserve.
Tipp* …not the Tipp, before people get defensive.
Tony, there are plenty of those type of supporters in your own county & every other county aswell. Best not to pay them any attention. Just go and enjoy the game. Lots of genuine hurling fans there aswell that you can engage in proper & meaningful conversations with.