David Herrity: Eoin Murphy is an 'absolute freak of nature'

Former Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herrity has hailed Eoin Murphy as a 'freak of nature' after the latter's superb save to deny Clare's Peter Duggan a goal in Sunday's semi-final

SAFE HANDS: Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy catches the ball close to his crossbar to stop a point from a shot from Diarmuid Ryan of Clare in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Former Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herrity has hailed Eoin Murphy as a 'freak of nature' after the latter's superb save to deny Clare's Peter Duggan a goal in the dying stages of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final.

Murphy replaced Herrity as the Cats' number one in 2013 and, speaking on the Irish Examiner Hurling Show, Herrity says he takes comfort in knowing how good Murphy turned out to be.