Dublin tactics made life difficult for Tipp forwards

I’VE long believed Anthony Daly is an astute tactician and it was no surprise they deployed an extra body around the middle to cut down space yesterday.

But the way they kept their shape ensured Tipperary’s space in attack was limited and it allowed them make a game of it — a trick worthy of kudos.

Dublin captain John McCaffrey took up a spot in front of centre-back Joey Boland, while Liam Rushe and Conor McCormack marked Shane McGrath and Gearoid Ryan respectively.