Mistakes are punished when Henry’s about

1. KILKENNY’S victories in major championship games over the past number of years have been based on scoring goals.

I wrote on Saturday that great generals focus on the weaknesses of the opposition. Davy Fitzgerald, Waterford’s manager stuck with the defence that played against Galway, holding them goal-less.

However, Kilkenny placed the vastly experienced Henry Shefflin at full-forward on the inexperienced full-back Aidan Kearney (who did well when moved outfield later on) and it paid major dividends.