Tipp prove young at heart
Sheedy starts several recent graduates from the minor ranks: Padraic Maher, senior debutant Michael Cahill and Brendan Maher won All-Ireland minor medals in 2006 when fellow seniors Seamus Callanan and Noel McGrath were substitutes. Gearoid Ryan and Seamus Hennessy are senior subs tomorrow, but they lined out for the minors that day. Two years ago McGrath and Brian O’Meara, another debutant tomorrow, won All-Ireland minor medals. That means a harvest of five senior starters from a minor All-Ireland-winning side four years ago.
The reason we say there’s a familiar ring to that is another county tried something similar a few years ago, promoting several youngsters in a bid to make the senior breakthrough.
