Dublin beat Waterford at own game

Waterford 0-14 Dublin 0-19: The form team of this year’s league hit their first speed bump at home in Walsh Park yesterday, where Waterford were second best to Dublin. The 6,362 in attendance saw a dour encounter which Dublin fully deserved to win.

Tactics nerds will warm to Waterford boss Derek McGrath’s diagnosis, that Dublin mirrored the home side’s well-known deep-lying template to good effect. The visitors also took advantage of some lax discipline on Waterford’s part, David Treacy hitting nine points from frees for Dublin as they eased to victory, and it was no surprise their manager Ger Cunningham was in good form afterwards.

“Yeah, very happy to come to Walsh Park and get a victory. Someone said before the match, it’s 23 months since Waterford were beaten down here and it was Dublin that did it two years ago as well.