No job too big or small for Conor Browne

Conor Browne had seven possessions in the All-Ireland semi-final, a figure roundly accepted as being below-average for a midfielder. But to get on the ball and drive at the Limerick defence was not the job Conor Browne was given for Kilkenny’s semi-final clash with the All-Ireland champions. His brief was to shadow Cian Lynch, to nullify the 2018 hurler of the year.

That a school of thought now exists that Browne should man-mark Tipperary quarterback Noel McGrath in tomorrow’s final tells you how successful the 23-year old was in curtailing Lynch three weeks ago.