Anthony Daly: If their big players can dig deep again, Tipperary should shade it

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Galway defender Adrian Tuohy is tackled by Tipperary’s Patrick ‘Bonnar’ Maher in the 2017 All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park. It was the third season in a row where the sides met in an All-Ireland semi-final decided by a single point. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

When Galway played Tipperary in the 2017 All-Ireland semi-final, I felt like I’d nearly been involved in the action on the Croke Park pitch that afternoon.

It almost looked like I had been. I was doing RTÉ Radio 1 co-commentary alongside Tomás Mulcahy and the bould Mul kept pucking me into the arm in exasperation and incredulity at the spell-binding drama unfolding below us.