Sheedy: I’d like to see Shefflin play

TIPPERARY manager Liam Sheedy says it would be good for hurling if injured Kilkenny star Henry Shefflin makes the All-Ireland final – and good for Tipperary.

On Monday night, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody said it was in the “lap of the gods” whether Shefflin and fellow cruciate ligament injury victim John Tennyson made the final, but yesterday Sheedy said “All-Ireland final day really needs to see the best players”.

“We’ve loads to focus on here in our own county,” said Sheedy. “I guess from a hurler’s point of view, the All-Ireland final day really needs to see the best players. We had a similar scenario last year with Eoin (Kelly) coming up to the final, would he make it, wouldn’t he make it, and I think when you get to the big stage, you want every player to be available.