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2. Craig Morgan Rating: 8/10 Morgan is finally getting a clear run at this level after being hampered by injuries in recent seasons, and he starting to show what Tipperary has been missing as he kept a very good player in Peter Casey deathly quiet on Saturday. He is the full package in terms of the modern defender and he was so sharp all game, and hit a lovely long range score as is becoming a regular occurrence. Encouraging.
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3. Ronan Maher Rating: 8/10 Lots of debate has been had around the full back come championship time but Maher seems to be staking the biggest claim, putting in another top display on Saturday. He had a terrific first half and was on so much possession and distributing well while keeping Aaron Gillane quiet from play. He seemed to tire as the game went on but with the battle being lost out the field, and fresh legs in on top of him, this was understandable.
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4. Michael Breen Rating: 7/10 Looking at a report of the game, you would think that Breen had a hard day at the office with his direct marker in Donnacha Ó Dalaigh hitting three points, but that doesn’t fully tell the whole story. Breen had the better of the battle in the first half and won more than his share of 50/50 possession, but Ó Dalaigh hit some lovely points in the second half off limited possession which was essentially broke the pair even.
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5. Seamus Kennedy Rating: 6/10 Up to the Clonmel man’s withdrawal he was very busy and had a lot of ball played, but it was to come to a premature end early in the second half. He is a player that Tipp can scarcely do without and, if the worst is to be confirmed, he will be a monumental loss in terms of his leadership and versatility.