Walsh unfazed by criticism of his robust playing style

NEWLY crowned Hurler of the Year Tommy Walsh insists his sensational season wasn’t soured by constant criticism about his ‘on the edge’ style of play.

Kilkenny defender Walsh picked up yet another award yesterday when he named the Opel GPA Hurler of the Month for September.

But while he also finished the year with a seventh All Star award one would expect that regular criticism of his apparent overly physical wing back play might have tainted those remarkable achievements.