Dempsey: Hurling still about trusting instinct

Kilkenny v Waterford

Fri, 07 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

Michael Moynihan

Kilkenny physical trainer Michael Dempsey isn’t long puncturing any notions that Gaelic football-type massed defences are taking over in hurling.

“It couldn’t work because you have players who can put the ball over the bar from 50 yards. I would love if a team decided to do that (massed defence), it’d be great.

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