Liam Sheedy: Unlocking the puzzles faced by Tipperary's new generation

Tipperary will have to get much more animation between goalkeeper and half-back-line at puckouts, particularly at 5 and 7.

Waterford's Kieran Bennett with James Quigley and Paddy Cadell of Tipperary

It is a strange experience, sitting watching a game, picking holes in the performances of the players you’d built a great relationship with over three years. You’d prefer to be saying it to their faces. But that’s the nature of the business.

I was in the stand in Thurles when Tipp played Dublin and on Sunday was in the RTÉ studio analysing the Waterford game for the show later that night.