'It's just shrewd management' - Jason Forde praises Tipperary's use of sweeper in All-Ireland hurling final

Forde took great satisfaction in seeing Liam Cahill get his due credit after a difficult 2024 season.

SWEEPER'S A KEEPER: Tipperary Hurler Jason Forde demonstrating the importance of healthy eating and hydration for peak performance. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Trying the same thing and expecting a different outcome was not the hill Liam Cahill was going to die on in this year’s All-Ireland final.

A sweeper system was supposedly anathema to him and his devious deploying of Bryan O’Mara in that role means his Tipperary sides will likely never be trusted by their fellow hurling bluebloods to play conventional again.