Derek McGrath fears ‘fall-off’ in performance from his young Waterford charges

Waterford hurling manager Derek McGrath is concerned his younger players will struggle to sustain their league form into the summer.

2013 All-Ireland minor-winning trio Austin Gleeson, Stephen Bennett and Tom Devine, along with Colin Dunford and Tadhg de Búrca (both still U21), were central figures in last month’s league final win and McGrath is worried a “fall-off” will materialise during the championship.

“I am worried now that the fall-off will come later in the year based on early season training and based on the run that we got in the league,” admitted the Déise boss.