Christy O'Connor: This week Limerick hit their standards and metrics 

It was a solid afternoon’s work for Limerick's system and showed how much they still trust it.

Limerick's Adam English and Darragh Corcoran of Kilkenny. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Limerick’s trust in their system 

Stephen Donnelly was in behind Diarmaid Byrnes because Byrnes was conscious of Cathal Beirne in front of him, while William O’Donoghue had briefly drifted to his left with Eoin Cody. Yet as soon as Aidan Tallis dropped the puckout down on top of Donnelly, Byrnes backtracked to get under the sliotar, while O’Donoghue sprinted to get onto the break, or to be of assistance to Byrnes if he needed it.