Austin Gleeson: Waterford weren’t going to be run over by Kilkenny

Ten months ago, Austin Gleeson admitted Waterford were humbled by Kilkenny in the physical stakes when reviewing last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

“There were times in the game it was boys against men, even around the middle of the field, the hits you were taking,” he recalled.

“It was unbelievable, I remember in the first-half Michael Fennelly hit me and it took me two or three minutes to even get over that hit because he’s a big man.”