Anthony Daly: 10 talking points for the 2021 hurling season

Limerick luxuries, Waterford losses, Tipperary succession planning, Cork and Clare's defences, Brian Cody, and Joe Canning: After a delayed start to the 2021 season there are no lack of talking points and topics for Anthony Daly to get his teeth into

POWERHOUSE: Gearóid Hegarty goes past Conor Gleeson in the All-Ireland final. Limerick won’t lose the run of themselves. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Is the new penalty/sin bin rule going to work?

In our recent Irish Examiner podcast, referee Fergal Horgan gave some brilliant insight into the new penalty/sin bin ruling. As well as clarifying some of the technical detail of what exactly constitutes a clear goalscoring opportunity, Fergal was of the opinion that the adjudication of both a goalscoring opportunity and what constitutes its cynical prevention would not pose major problems for match officials.