More grounded and wily, suddenly the roads open up in front of Galway

Henry Shefflin believes his bond with Galway is 'definitely stronger than it was 12 months ago. That’s a good thing, that’s what you want, that’s why we go training every Tuesday and Thursday. It’s for the bond and the spirit and hopefully then you get the performance.'

STRENGHTENING BOND: Galway manager Henry Shefflin believes relationship is strengthening within the squad which leads to a performance. 

A pig of an All-Ireland quarter-final in which Galway made Tipperary squeal.

The winning margin may have been keeping with recent contests between the counties but the 34,180 in TUS Gaelic Grounds knew the score. Galway, playing below their capacity, were far better than Tipperary whose inadequacies manifested themselves for the second time in three games.