Waterford hurler Stephen O’Keeffe happy in spotlight

Anthony Nash may have precipitated the new penalty rule but it wasn’t until Stephen O’Keeffe rushed towards him to stop his shot with his thigh last June that the GAA said enough was enough.

Who knows, but for O’Keeffe’s actions, Waterford’s opponents tomorrow Tipperary may have won an All-Ireland title.

Because after that fateful day in Thurles, the GAA were not having anymore of penalty takers stepping beyond the 20 metre line nor goalkeepers coming off theirs.