Corbett looks back and admits hype may have hit final hopes

LAR CORBETT admits the Tipperary players may have allowed the pre-All-Ireland final hype in the county to seep into the camp before last September’s defeat to Kilkenny.

After putting seven goals past Waterford in the Munster final and winning the 2010 decider against the Cats, Tipperary were fancied to retain the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

But speaking in RTÉ’s Kilkenny v Tipperary — The Trilogy to be broadcast tonight, last year’s Hurler of the Year acknowledges the Munster champions might have been affected by the hype surrounding Declan Ryan’s set-up.