The All-Ireland champions begin their defence of the crown at home as outsiders. That’s unusual and suggests plenty are devaluing that 35 minutes of champagne hurling Liam Cahill’s charges delivered last July.
A tepid league final drew a line under a spring that brought Liam and Ben O’Connor nearly everything they wanted out of it. We have to accept that teams were fine-tuning in the league and it’s hard to draw too much from patterns or form-lines. So last year’s battles are probably our best guide for clues as to what will unfold at 4pm in Thurles on Sunday.
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