Reid: Players are under scrutiny, why shouldn’t referees be?

TJ Reid has defended Brian Cody’s remarks about Barry Kelly, insisting referees’ performances should be scrutinised as closely as those of players.

The Kilkenny forward, expected to be among the All Star hurling nominations named tomorrow morning, was the victim of a nasty blow in the 2012 All-Ireland final replay against Galway which fractured his kneecap but went unpunished.

Last month, Kelly awarded Tipperary a free in the drawn final which could and would have been a match-winning one had John O’Dwyer converted it.