Tipp in knockout mode for Deise clash

One final kick or a seasonal turning point!

We’ll find out over the course of the next two weekend’s whether Tipperary’s heroic comeback to earn a point against Cork last Sunday will come to anything.

Nenagh Eire Og's Jake Morris was the hero, seconds after coming on to make his senior bow, nervelessly firing over the equaliser to earn what could be a huge significant draw.

Certainly it has lifted the spirits of everyone in the Premier County to see the team show such character and sheer will to come back from an almost fatal position as they were at half time, trailing by nine points.

In hurling, it is not a large margin but such was the chasm in performance between the sides in the first half, you couldn't see anyway back for Tipperary.

Yet, they found the resolve and inch by inch they clawed their way as they delved into that old Tipperary spirit, many who feel the current group of players lack in. However, they were proven to have it in spades and the only criticism is why we don't see it more often.

It will need to remain so in their remaining two games, starting with Waterford on Sunday as their margin for error is virtually nil with only one point to show from two games so far, but this one point could yet prove significant if Tipperary are to remain standing when the knockout phase begins in July.

 

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