Davy Fitzgerald warns fans to expect another chess match in replay

More of the same — that’s Davy Fitzgerald’s warning to supporters expecting a more open encounter when Clare face Waterford again in Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League final Division 1 final replay.

Fitzgerald’s Clare and opponents Waterford fought out a 0-22 to 0-22 draw in Thurles last Sunday, a game that was nip and tuck all the way into extra-time.

Between them, the counties racked up 39 wides, a figure that can be attributed to poor long-range shooting and the paucity of space in which to operate, with both sides clogging the middle territory.