Powerhouse Maher set for adrenaline Rushe!

THERE have been so many occasions at crucial times in crucial games when Padraic Maher has stepped forward to take charge of affairs in the Tipperary defence, that you tend to forget he is still just 22.

An outstanding central player, last year he won an All Star at full-back, a position normally filled by a gnarled and grizzly veteran, while he led his club, Thurles Sars, to a second county title in a row from centre-back, and captained Tipperary to an All-Ireland U21 title from the same position.

A commanding figure then with club and county.