Hurling tactics: Has Brian Cody learned from previous defeats?

Will Cody rely on individuals’ ability in the air, and their pace to follow players, or will they mark zonal and hold their shape to reduce the space for Patrick Collins to place the ball into?

Sean Flynn, Waterford causing Kilkenny confusion on the long puckout.

The big question coming into tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final relates to the lessons learned by Kilkenny in last year’s defeat to Waterford.

In that game, Waterford scored 2-9 (15) off their own puckout as the Kilkenny half-backs and midfield struggled with the movement of the Déise players.