Donal O'Grady: Can Galway lure Paul Murphy out the field?

If Galway’s management is concerned about their inside defence, Brian Cody may have similar concerns about his own, writes Donal O’Grady.

Kilkenny play to a particular system. All players are aware of their roles and they possess top class forwards. These attackers can occupy any position from midfield forward. They are toilers as well as scorers, defenders as well as attackers, with high levels of skill.

This makes them very difficult to defeat. They have a fully fit squad to pick from although Richie Power hasn’t played in a while. Michael Fennelly was absent for the Leinster final but he proved there was no diminution in his powers with a fine display in the semi-final at midfield, alongside unsung hero Conor Fogarty.