Checkmate for Waterford as Derek McGrath gets it right

Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12: A patient approach worked best for Waterford as Derek McGrath and Seamus Plunkett turned Fraher Field into a chessboard on Saturday night.

Laois did their homework and devised a strategy with seven defenders. Waterford hung back and kept Austin Gleeson as their sweeper. McGrath anticipated such a scenario. It took more than 50 minutes for the favourites to make their move, but once Charles Dwyer walked for two yellows, they swooped in.

“It was a very tactical approach from Laois,” McGrath admitted.