Conor Whelan must play without element of surprise

Conor Whelan knows he will now have to make do without the surprise element of his first senior season with Galway.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2016 - 01:00

John Fogarty

The Kinvara 19-year-old shot to prominence last year, scoring 1-2 against Cork in an All-Ireland quarter-final after being drafted into the team from relative obscurity by Anthony Cunningham.

He followed up with two points against Tipperary in the semi-final and again in the final defeat to Kilkenny.

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Courts Gaa Hurling Galway Place: Westmeath Place: Mullingar Person: Conor Whelan Person: Anthony Cunningham Person: Whelan Person: Michael Ryan Event: All-Ireland quarter Event: Leinster final Organisation: Galway Organisation: Kinvara Organisation: Cork Organisation: Tipperary Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Leinster

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