It’s safety first for Waterford

ALLIANZ HL DIVISION 1A:

The 2007 hurler of the year’s 8-12 tally was indicative of Justin McCarthy’s swashbuckling epoch, the team averaging three goals per Championship match.

In 2009, Davy Fitzgerald’s first full season in charge, the rate had dropped to just over one per SHC fixture as much as they’d shored up at the back. In 2010, it had decreased again to exactly one per match before jumping to 1.5 in 2011. Under Michael Ryan, it fell below the one per game in 2012 before climbing to 1.5 last season.