Accomplished Tipperary look a team in a hurry

1. TS and TN number-plates whizzed by – at 120kmph, if any gardaí are reading – as I drove to Dublin yesterday, and it struck me that this county was in a hurry.

They were – they finished the game after 20 minutes.

If we leave aside the high skill levels and pace that forwards need in the modern game, the most important elements haven’t changed down the years – a fast low ball and some luck.