Henderson: Cats can’t purr forever

Are we seeing the end of this great Kilkenny team, did the final minutes of Sunday’s drawn Leinster semi-final in Tullamore herald the final demise of hurling’s most dominant side?

“Possibly,” says former hurler-of-the-year Ger Henderson, a selector in the early years under Brian Cody (1999/2000/2001).

“Saturday will tell us so much more. Kilkenny will be very motivated again. In fairness to these lads they’re hugely committed, a brilliant bunch of lads as regards attitude, but the success they’ve had has to come to an end sometime. They can’t stay going forever, that’s not physically possible, to stay winning every year.”