Championship system is working, says Dublin manager Ger Cunningham

Dublin manager Ger Cunningham believes the present hurling championship structure is “probably the best system that’s there at the moment”.

Cunningham described Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final as a game “that had everything”, but with losers Tipperary coming in off a five-week break while Kilkenny advanced to the decider having played three games, the Dublin boss said players would prefer to be playing every fortnight.

“I think players would tell you, and you can even see it in the qualifiers in hurling and football, teams get momentum and they’d much prefer to be playing with the shorter window,” he said.