Decies’ Kelly wants southern swagger to show in Croker

CORK. Thurles. The Munster Championship. The kind of day Waterford have come to know and love so well these past four summers, but there will always be the harbingers of doom.

Doubts over the well-being of key players, the size of their panel, the six inches between their ears. These guys have heard it all before.

Since their three-point defeat to Limerick back in 2001, Waterford have answered their critics.