Liam Sheedy: Cahill's Tipp have right mix of experience and youth 

No great surprise then that a quick check of this year's All-Ireland odds has Tipp down in joint fifth place though for Sheedy, an onlooker since stepping down after the 2021 season, it remains an 'exciting' time.

DON'T RIGHT 'EM OFF: Liam Cahill with Liam Sheedy after the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Tipperary and Waterford at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

It wasn't that long ago that the hurling world was at Liam Sheedy and Tipperary's feet.

Just three years ago, Tipp started the 2020 season as the team to beat, All-Ireland senior title holders and fresh off back-to-back wins at the U-21 and U-20 grades.