Wexford’s close attentions have quietened TJ Reid

Thirteen months ago, Henry Shefflin tried to do his club-mate TJ Reid a turn. Rather than calling on referees to protect his fellow ‘hurler of the year’, Sheffin suggested Brian Cody move him to full-forward to avoid man-marking.
“I didn’t come across it that much, this football tactic of man-marking a player, where you’re just standing beside him, pulling him, hugging him, at it constantly. I think it’s just you need more protection from your linesmen and umpires to get away from that.