Shane O’Donnell happy with space to roam against Limerick

Alone, Shane O’Donnell may well stand as Clare’s sole full-forward line representative in Thurles on Sunday but as he showed in the relegation play-off in Kilkenny last month when he gave no less a defender than Paul Murphy a long afternoon it suits him to a tee.

“I think any forward would tell you that as much space as they can get is what they want. One man full-forward line facilitates the man inside to have space all over the place. You ask any back and it’s their worst nightmare dealing with that situation.

“So forwards are naturally the opposite, that’s what they want. Anyone would revel in that situation, I think. That’s the way we end up sometimes, people dragged out the pitch, it just ends up so much space inside.”