Penalties must give greater reward

Presuming the system was recalibrated for hurling — you can’t be too sure — Hawk-Eye justified its cost yesterday. After the calamity of last year’s Limerick-Galway semi-final, it was redemption in a way.

Hawk-Eye was called on in the very first minute with a Colin Fennelly shot as well as the last when John O’Dwyer’s long-range free was deemed to have been a miss.

As for the reason for the free being awarded? On seeing it in person, I can’t really say a free should have been given. Pádraic Maher was entitled to stand his ground and Brian Hogan did turn into him but neither appeared to foul the other. Allowing play to develop would have seemed the best option.