2016 pain will drive Waterford on, says Philip Mahony

All teams in all sports are looking for an edge, and the Waterford hurlers are no different.

The nagging regrets from two replay defeats last year, in the Allianz Hurling League final to Clare and particularly the All-Ireland semi-final to Kilkenny, should frame a lot of what they do in 2017.

Whatever targets they’ve set themselves inside the confines of Derek McGrath’s dressing room, hunger alone won’t get it done. But the experience should shape them, says Waterford’s Philip Mahony.