Was this one of the great Championship displays?
Fourteen points was Eoin Kelly’s final tally, nine of those from play, but that tells only part of the story. It wasn’t just that this was such a critical game for Tipperary, it wasn’t just the number of points, it was the quality, the sheer, breathtaking magnificence of so many of those scores.
Let’s take two by way of example, one from each half. Twenty seventh minute, Kelly burst headlong onto a huge Brendan Cummins clearance; that’s player going one way, ball the other, each travelling at a rate of knots. Didn’t matter; one touch, instant control, turn, over the bar.