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Published 20:11 19 Aug 2019 BST
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"I seen him play a couple of times last year at wing back where he was a nice stick-man," said Cheddar of the Nenagh Éire Óg club man. "He's a much, much more aggressive and harder hurler this year. And was in the semi-final as well."Indeed he is. Renowned for his hurling brain and sharp touch, Heffernan showed an added steel and physical edge this year. The sight of him plucking balls over Walter Walsh and Fennelly late on summed it all up. A man of just 24, this lad is coming into his own for Tipp now. [caption id="attachment_205282" align="alignnone" width="650"]
Heffernan won countless primary possessions for his county[/caption]
The best thing about Tipperary's performance though, was what they did with the ball when they had it. To a man, they didn't panic. They either galloped into the space or took their time to pick the right pass.
Seamus Kennedy was a brilliant exponent of this. The St Mary's Clonmel player only really nailed his spot for this game with a solid semi-final showing and his two well taken points, as well as his athleticism on the ball impressed Plunkett.
"What I really liked about the Tipp backs yesterday was when they won the ball, they were like sprinters coming out of defence with the ball. They always have options coming out too for a hand-pass, it creates a two-on-one. Seamus Kennedy, Barry Heffernan, these lads were sprinting like greyhounds out the field."
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After a couple of difficult years, Seamus Kennedy delivered again on the biggest stage for Tipp, just like he did in 2016[/caption]
And that's what frees up and creates space for the Tipp shooters. Bubbles O'Dwyer was in dreamland.
McGrath spotted Walter Walsh making a run up the field, and covered over 80 mts to get back and make the hook[/caption]
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