Michael 'Brick' Walsh: Growing issue with players going down

Waterford great Michael 'Brick' Walsh has raised concerns about the amount of time spent assessing players for injuries, claiming it's 'an issue in terms of players going down'
Michael 'Brick' Walsh: Growing issue with players going down

LAUNCH: Ard Stiúrthóir of the GAA Tom Ryan and EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley with Philly McMahon, former Dublin footballer, left, and Michael Walsh, former Waterford hurler, pictured at the EirGrid Timing Sponsorship launch at Croke Park, Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Waterford great Michael 'Brick' Walsh has raised concerns about the amount of time spent assessing players for injuries, claiming it's 'an issue in terms of players going down'.

Four-time All-Star Walsh made it clear that he wasn't against medics dealing with genuine injuries immediately but joked that 'the physios are getting a lot of game time at the moment'.

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