Liam Sheedy: Sin bin will force players to defend smarter

A back injury will rule out Seamus Callanan from the early part of the Division 1 campaign while Billy McCarthy is not expected back until July

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Liam Sheedy reckons the sin bin/penalty rule will compel players to defend smarter.

While joking that Tipperary would have received a penalty for Adrian Tuohey’s foul on Seamus Callanan in last November’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat - “we could have won the match - it might be a year or two late” - the two-time All-Ireland SHC winning manager feels the rule will make a major change to hurling.