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Anthony Daly

The clean sweep should have brought Galway another All-Star gong

Halloween is about the odd fright and this All-Star selection has a nice few talking points.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2017

Limerick have the quality but can learn from Galway model

I’ve said this numerous times already in relation to Limerick but they need to be patient now, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017

Credit Donoghue for trusting his players

In a TV interview afterwards, David Burke spoke about an incident midway through the second half, where he shouted to Joe Canning, Conor Cooney, and Joseph Cooney.

Mon, 04 Sep, 2017

Wily Waterford had warriors all over the field

I’ll never forget the impact our win against Kilkenny had on the Dublin players in 2013, writes Anthony Daly

Mon, 14 Aug, 2017

Tadgh de Burca with Aidan McCormack 19/2/2017

The Tadgh de Búrca factor is a game-changer for Waterford

As a hurler, I was many things. I was sometimes caught for pace. I wasn’t hectic under the high ball but I never let any of that stuff worry me because I mostly felt I could make up for any deficits by reading the game, having a sure first touch, and with confidence. 

Sat, 12 Aug, 2017

Galway players driving the machine

As Galway v Tipperary games go, Anthony Daly felt yesterday’s was on another level.

Mon, 07 Aug, 2017

You cannot buy confidence. Galway have it in abundance

Galway have shown to date that when they are tuned and ready, they are capable of wrecking teams, writes Anthony Daly.

Sat, 05 Aug, 2017

More balanced Limerick get big guns firing

Even if Cork had Luke Meade and Darragh Fitzgibbon I still would have felt that Limerick were more balanced. And they were, writes Anthony Daly.

Thu, 27 Jul, 2017

Grounded Waterford get the job done with no frills

Waterford were just the better team. So were Tipperary on Saturday but there was still a sense that Clare left it after them. You cannot argue against 21 points from play to seven, but some of the missed chances for Clare were soul destroying, writes Anthony Daly.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2017