All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam McCarthy Cup) 2021

They'll have momentum, and would love a crack at kilkenny

Will they mind a crack against Limerick?

Barrett is 28...

Bubbles is 29... and had a very good championship...

I thought Noel was great today - covered the field really well. only 30.

Guessing probably though a new manager would shake the panel up ala chaill in waterford

Having been there today, as a Tipperary fan (acknowledging Waterford as the better team today) - Waterford were out on their feet for the final 15 minutes.

Reading back over the comments here, they managed to tag on a goal and a point after Tipperary had the huge mental blow of not scoring the goal. That shouldn't hide the fact that they were absolutely exhausted.

Having seen them in person, I'd have little doubt that if Waterford were able to play like they did for 55 minutes today they would beat Kilkenny or put it up to Limerick. However the fact that this is another game on the clock, and the fact they have to go again next week makes me absolutely positive they will lose. I'd bet the house on it, purely because of the last few weeks having taken their toll. It was very obvious today.

Fully agree, its a severe disadvantage coming through the qualifiers for teams. Very much plays into Kilkenny and Limerick's hands. What difference does an extra week do to the schedule for the GAA?

It's hard to see the two (P & B) Mahers or Callinan coming back unless Sheedy stays. Even if they stay under a new man I wouldn't expect them to see much of the field and that might be better for them to come on and help close games with experience. I can't see them wanting to be on the bench most of the games however. Bubbles is well known to lack a bit of self discipline and would a different manager be able to get him in the shape he is in this year. Would be amazed to see Bonnar back I know he's a real warrior but that would be just gluttony for punishment after all the injuries of recent seasons. Wouldn't expect Barrett to go anywhere. Noel McGrath is a harder one to call he looks a shadow of the hurler we all know he is for the last two years can he rediscover it again next year very hard to tell.

I would expect about 5 to go.

The second chance is the reward. Limerick or KK won't get a second chance & everyone knew the schedule before it started.

Waterford full worth for their win today. A really nice team to watch. One note is their final quarter performances these last two games. Dying away like that against the likes of Limerick and they will be caught. It might just be a symptom of the high octane style they play.

For Tipp, all the pieces of the jigsaw were there today but their execution was not. I guess you can count on 1 hand championship games in which they have been that sloppy over the last 13 or so years and you wont win these kind of games with just over 50% conversion rates. Still a game they could have won.

Cahill doing immense work considering the low point of where Waterford were in 2019. Sheedy will probably finish up. Callinan and surprisingly Paudie Maher might still have a role to play for them but Brendan Maher looks done.

Its the year of the refereeing controversies I think. The non-penalty penalty today which considering Tipp were only 2 down into injury time did have an impact. The lucky escape from reds for us in the Munster final. The penalty given against Clare, the one for Clare against Waterford aswell even. We even saw a Tipp player cynically taken down inside the 20 today and not a hint the referee would give a penalty. Will we see the cynical play that dogged some games last year re-emerge for the rest of the year and we end up in square 1 come league next year?

Maybe the refs need a review screen on the half way line for championship games. 30 seconds to review and make the correct decision?

The hype can definitely start in Waterford now, 4 weeks in a row is a curse though, thinking back to the 2018 round robin, it was like a 0% win rate.

Ah come on. Big dive from Meade

Another Owens special. Yellow for O’Leary?