Waterford put league behind them

THE general view after Sunday's Allianz NHL final is that Galway deserve to be rated serious contenders for the championship and that Waterford have no chance against Clare in Thurles next Sunday!

However, while nobody would downplay the seriousness of the challenge confronting Justin McCarthy's team in their eagerly awaited Munster opener, in another two months we could be looking at a very different scenario.

Inevitably, comparisons are being made with last year's League decider, when Tipperary failed narrowly to Kilkenny in a thriller - and lost Philip Maher for the season through a serious knee injury. A week later, Clare demolished Tipperary and were looking good until they lost to Cork in much the same fashion.