Kelly Tipps balance in cracker

Offaly 3-14 Tipperary 2-21

Tipp and Offaly served up a feast yesterday in Thurles, and a reminder that this year’s championship will not be the foregone conclusion many are already predicting.

Offaly came into this game on the back of a solid campaign, but the questions were still being asked: are they the real deal or were their league results the consequence of the so-called big teams keeping their powder dry? Were they still too young?