Maurice Shanahan: Last year’s experience will stand to young guns

It was one of the take-home images from Waterford’s championship win over Clare. Late on, Maurice Shanahan won a ball on the left wing in Thurles, broke upfield and glanced at the posts. Someone else was breaking right alongside him.

“Stop, for a second there I thought he was going to pass me out,” says Maurice of big brother Dan, Waterford selector and close companion as Maurice hit that late point.

“Fair dues to Dan, he’s still able to move. I threw up the ball to hit it and he was near enough to put his hand out to catch it.”