Waterford SFC Draw 2014

The football draw threw up a fiercely competitive Group 1 and a wide open race for quarter final spots in Group 2.

County champions Ballinacourty appear the only the cast iron certainties to progress from Group 1. Mere inches separate the other five teams. An Rinn, Clashmore and Kilrossanty reached the quarters in 2013 but that brings no guarantees against two teams eager to recover ground in Rathgormack and Ardmore.

Stradbally and The Nire will be strong favourites to emerge from Group 2. The three Eastern representatives of St Saviours, Gaultier and newbies De La Salle will be eyeing up the last eight along with the ever dogged blues from Ballinameela.

Championship throw in is fixed for the week ending April 13.

SFC Group 1

Ballinacourty
An Rinn
Kilrossanty
Clashmore
Rathgormack
Ardmore

SFC Group 2

Stradbally
The Nire
St Saviours
Ballinameela
Gaultier
De La Salle

Waterford SHC Draw 2014

The draws for the 2014 senior club championships were conducted at a meeting of the county board on Monday night. It was decided that the last year’s quarter finalists, semi finalists and finalists be split between the two groups

Group 1 of the hurling holds arguably the heavier hitters. Passage, Abbeyside, De La Salle and Fourmilewater will all have strong ideas about the destination of the championship. Lismore were left out last time. With only four spots free, one of these teams will endure an early bath. Ballygunner and Mount Sion lead the pack in Group 2. Pick any two from the remaining quartet to join them in the knockout stages.

Passage begin their defence of the News & Star trophy with a round one tie against Roanmore. The pick of the first round fixtures sees De La Salle and Lismore collide. Dungarvan versus Ardmore in round three is provisionally fixed for June 1. They last met in the 2009 Western Intermediate final.

The championship gets underway on the last weekend in April.

SHC Group 1
Passage
Abbeyside
De La Salle
Fourmilewater
Roanmore
Lismore

SHC Group 2
Ballygunner
Mount Sion
Ballyduff Upper
Tallow
Dungarvan
Ardmore

Saggart background work in evidence - Ballysaggart 4-13 Calry St Joseph’s 0-8

Ballysaggart were clued in straight from the start of this All Ireland semi final. The background checks on the Sligo side enabled them to form a gameplan to expose their defensive fragility.

Predominantly used on the wing as a ball carrier all season long, Shane Bennett moved inside to team up with Stephen.In the first half hour, his pace unlocked two goals and two frees. Stephen broke double digits again with 1-2 from his overall return of 1-8 coming in general play. Manager Adrian Meagher seemed surprised at how Calry/St Joseph’s responded on the field and on the line. “They could have played two in front of them and it’s no good but they didn’t. In fairness to played man on man and we got a few chances.”

The hours are clearly being put in behind the scenes to prepare them properly for each unknown quantity. Stephen Bennett remarked afterwards about blocking out the lazy analysis and leaning on the inside information from management. “As we said at the start of the year, the manager and the two selectors we were listening to them and no one else. You would hear so much stuff but we don’t believe any of it. We knew that they were a great team. They won three Connacht finals. If you were playing a Galway team, you would treat them with every bit of respect. That’s our mentality anyways and it worked out.”He labelled the bookmaker’s pre-match prices as “stupid”. No nasty surprises lay around the corner.

They weren’t lacking in motivation either as Meagher recalled a difficult couple of weeks in the parish. “We had a tragedy in Ballysaggart. The two Murphys lost their mother only two weeks ago and we said it in that dressing room that there is no team going to beat us today. I was standing in the middle of them and they were fair calm and they weren’t going to leave anyone down today. We are delighted for them because it’s a little bonus for them. She was at a Munster final with us. Herself and her mother in law Biddy were our two number one supporters. Biddy was here today and Eileen was looking down on us and this is for her.”

Every aspect of community life becomes entangled in the GAA club. They all rose early to gather for mass at 8 am. “Father Cullinane, he couldn’t make it but he has been unbelievable for us. We had a good mass this morning, he mentioned the match an awful lot during the mass and it was brilliant!”The team departed at half 9 and stopped in Abbeyleix along the way.

Calry/St Joseph’s exited the tunnel to generous applause but Ballysaggart poured out to the screeching hordes.On a day of harsh wind and sleet showers, Christy Murphy pointed towards the scoring goal when the euro flipped in his favour. Matty Meagher needed to be on high alert when the sliotar dipped dangerously in the opening minute. Stephen Bennett’s treble including an awesome over the shoulder effort from 65 metres eased them down. Calry were carrying a slight threat but Kieran Fennessy and Barry Murphy drove them away. When Shane Bennett kicked in a scruffy goal on 13 minutes a glaring gap opened. It was a matter of time before the second arrived. Chris Madden dived spectacularly to deny Shane a second but it was only a momentary reprieve. Stephen sent in a bullet drive from the 65 that glanced Shane’s stick to deceive Madden. Debate rumbled upstairs about who was claiming it but Stephen credited his younger brother afterwards to tidy up the confusion. That second goal took the competitive sting out of the contest. Two on the trot from Kenneth Cashell was followed by a seventy metre screamer from Kieran Bennett (who ruled the centre). Stephen Bennett shortened the grip in the third minute of injury to leave the supporters rubbing their eyes at the scoreboard down at the town end (3-10 to 0-2).

Calry/St Joseph’s put no dent into that 17 point deficit on the resumption. They drew the second half (1-3 to 0-6). Six minutes in, Ronan Walsh was lurking on the periphery of the square to divert Stephen Bennett's top corner attempt goalwards. The sweeping falls of sleet almost forced the referee to consider bringing the players in for a period. The remaining minutes were all about stout defence. In the worsening weather conditions, Calry/St Joseph's dug in until the end mainly through Keith Raymond but they could find no way past the reliable Matty Meagher between the sticks.The defence only allowed three points from play. In this 13 game campaign, 12 goals have gone through them.

Creggan Kickhams of Antrim emerged from the opposite side with a 2-10 to 0-13 win over Fullen Gaels. They defeated the Armagh champions to take the Ulster crown in their second final appearance. Oran McCann recorded seven points in the provincial decider and followed that up with another seven in the All Ireland semi final.Conor McCann was involved with the Antrim under 21s when they caught Wexford cold to reach the All Ireland final.

Ballysaggart will prepare in the same manner and trust the knowledge of their mentors. They won’t need to worry about the support base either who will rest their vocal chords to create another racket on February 8.

Searching for clues amidst scores and subs – Waterford 5-16 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-16

Curiosity filled more than half of the stand at Carriganore on Friday night in another roll of the dice for players on the fringes to make the cut among the dead certs.

These challenges are hard to figure but do follow a template. The first half generally means that bit more with some sort of purpose and structure to it. The influx of subs in the second half breaks up any pattern previously established. The game inevitably tails off. All of this results in looking for slight signs that may be relevant for bigger days. Even in a mix and match selection, a semblance of a game plan emerged. There was an emphasis on playing accurate stick passes to the forwards inside and most importantly into the hand. Encouragingly, the majority of them stuck. They also changed the angle of attack with frequency. In terms of formation, Michael Walsh was named at midfield but played in front of Paudie Prendergast at six. Seamus Prendergast shoved back closer to the centre and Ryan Donnelly moved out to the wing forward position. Although this only left two inside attackers in theory, the Dungarvan man energetically covered that right side and wasn’t marked absent when the ball was driven into the corner.

29 players went through the process and ten of them scored in what turned into a routine five goal win over a Mount Leinster Rangers side looking towards Loughgiel in the All Ireland semi final. They started with 12 of the provincial winning fifteen. The hard work was done by the first half home selection who used the breeze and their tidy distribution to exit with 12 points in hand (2-10 to 0-4).

Mount Leinster charged into the contest initially. Paudie Prendergast was minced two minutes in by a shoulder from Jack Murphy which Michael Wadding penalised him for. Mark Wyse was the next victim of a heavy hit but no whistle sounded this time and Edward Byrne pointed from the turnover. It was a false first impression however as Waterford moved them around with their slick passing. In the fifth minute, Thomas Connors sliced through the centre and Cormac Heffernan walloped to the top corner. Connors did plenty of damage in the first half. He scored 1-1 and created opportunities for others. The Passage battering ram started four league games under Davy Fitzgerald back in 2010 but fell off the inter county radar thereafter. Shane McNulty looked eager and barely put a ball astray in his 35 minute trial at number five. Ryan Donnelly tracked back and took a nice point and Heffernan was unfortunate not to add a second goal when Frank Foley blocked his attempt. Killian Fitzgerald roamed loosely and sent two shots sailing over from midfield. Prendergast accounted for five and thundered into everything. They ran up an uninterrupted 1-7 in the space of 12 minutes before half time. On 31 minutes, McNulty placed Connors through to perfection with a raking ball and the centre forward shook the bottom corner.

A flurry 14 Waterford substitutes were introduced throughout the second half. Stephen Molumphy was the only starter to survive the cull. There were bright glimpses from Tadhg Bourke, Philip Mahony and Maurice Shanahan. Eight minutes in, Seamus Prendergast located the net after a wicked deflection off full back Gary Doyle. The gap widened to 16 at that stage (3-12 to 0-5).

Mount Leinster finally started to gain forward momentum in the closing half hour and Waterford conceded a succession of frees. Denis Murphy obliged with six in rapid fire fashion as the deficit was cut to single digits. In a fractured spectacle, a couple of flare-ups developed in front of the Mount Leinster goal. Maurice Shanahan then hammered home two 21 metre frees on 60 minutes and 65 minutes despite a heavy presence on the goal line. Murphy continued to score regularly and ended on 12 points as the Carlow club stayed to the finish. The task of trimming the panel will soon occupy Derek McGrath’s mind as the game strategy begins to bed in.

Scorers for Waterford: S Prendergast 1-5 (4fs), M Shanahan 2-1 (2-0fs), T Connors 1-1, C Heffernan 1-0, Pauric Mahony 0-3 (2fs), K Fitzgerald 0-2, R Donnelly, S Walsh, S Molumphy, S O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Scorers for Mount Leinster Rangers: D Murphy 0-12 (11fs), HP O’Byrne, E Byrne, P Coady, W Hickey 0-1 each.

Waterford: I O’Regan; M Wyse, L Lawlor, R Barry; S McNulty, P Prendergast, B Coughlan; K Fitzgerald, M Walsh; S Prendergast, T Connors, S Molumphy; R Donnelly, S Walsh, C Heffernan.

Subs used: S Barry, S Fives, A O’Sullivan, K Moran, Philip Mahony, Pauric Mahony, B O’Halloran, T Bourke, S O’Sullivan, J Barron, E Barrett, M Shanahan, T Devine, J Dillon.

Mount Leinster Rangers: F Foley; M Doyle, G Doyle, G Kelly; Diarmuid Byrne, R Coady, E Coady; J Hickey, Derek Byrne; J Byrne, E Byrne, D Phelan; D Murphy,

Referee: M Wadding

Shower of wides leaves Déise waiting and wondering - UL 1-11 Waterford 0-10

The walk from the car park up to the WIT complex was an utterly soaking experience on Sunday. There was no shelter from the wild wind and rain. The A4 sheets of paper bearing the teams disintegrated.

When the supporters got seated, they were itching for something to make noise about. As the misses mounted and first touches failed to stick, the groans became louder. They flooded out smartly following Cathal McAllister’s final whistle. The players or management didn’t delay either as the Waterford went through a brisk warm-down routine. Kevin Moran was the last to trudge off the sodden turf towards the dressing room.

“We just didn’t turn up at all and we have a lot of work to do obviously”, Derek McGrath summarised immediately afterwards. He felt that they forced the issue and never settled down properly. “Lads were probably over trying things and trying to implement the short game and we made handling errors and things like that. I wouldn’t put it down to bad attitude; it was more down to just over trying in actual fact and not relaxing in terms of the hurling.”

Nothing could disguise their difficulties in attack and he readily admitted to those shooting shortcomings that resulted in a yield of five points from play and ten all told. “There was no penetration and we didn’t really create any openings in terms of goal opportunities. We had plenty of possession. Look, we are in the middle of heavy training at the moment. It’s not an excuse; the reality is UL looked better than us at times. It’s a good starting point for the year ahead.”

This game will be buried deep in the undergrowth of memory with the passage of time. Waterford put their best foot forward in terms of the starting line-up. Eleven of the fifteen featured against Kilkenny at one point or another last summer. The attacking numbers didn’t stack up to a satisfying seventy however. 17 wides (9 in the first half and 8 in the second) sucked the life out of the home challenge. One forward out of nine managed to score from play (Maurice Shanahan on 54 minutes). The free taking also chipped away as three different players tried their luck. Five 65s raised no return. In stark contrast, UL only shot three wides. Substitute Tommy Heffernan took over from the injured Tom O’Brien to hit a combined total of six. The fluency shown during stages of the challenge games earlier in the week was also missing.

They railed against these frustrations right through to the end. Philip Mahony, Michael Walsh, Kevin Moran and Maurice Shanahan desperately searched for a key but only a goal would unlock UL. Half chances fell to Ryan Donnelly and Stephen Molumphy. A flowing move on 58 minutes involving Michael Walsh, Jake Dillon and Stephen Roche led to an opening for Kevin Moran but he struck his shot into the ground and Shane Hassett saved.

UL arrived without their Clare contingent (Podge Collins included) and as 5/1 underdogs. The outcome was almost inevitable after the first half sparing. Michael Walsh won the toss and elected to play with all the advantages that the weather offered. Undeterred by the circumstances and the fact that goalkeeper Shane Hassett could barely hit the sliotar 30 metres, UL hurled with surprising steadiness and structure led by captain Padraic Walsh. Although wearing seven, he appeared all across the defence and pushed forward when he saw a gap.

Waterford opted to use a two man full forward line with Jamie Barron appearing in a withdrawn role and this backfired as the maroon shirts frequently surrounded Ryan Donnelly and Maurice Shanahan. This forced shots from distance with Shane O’Sullivan successful on two occasions along with one apiece from Jamie Nagle and Kevin Moran. Shanahan managed two frees as the forwards became increasingly isolated with little support play in evidence. Seven different players contributed to the tally of nine wides. UL relied on four frees but that’s all they required to stay in touch.

When Brian Stapleton’s delivery loomed over the goalmouth three minutes into the second half, Jonathon Glynn merely needed the barest of flicks to guide it past Ian O’Regan. The towering full forward from Galway caused constant discomfort for Barry Coughlan and apart from the goal, he spurned earlier chances for three pointers, won a couple of frees and teed up Brian Stapleton for pick of the points late on. UL really kicked on after that green flag as the substitutes also contributed to work up a seven point lead (1-11 to 0-7) before three Shanahan frees made a minor dent towards the tail end.

UL boss Brian Lohan expressed his satisfaction with their ball retention in the opening 35 but acknowledged that their path was cleared by the many misses from their wayward opponents. “We have got smart guys and guys who are well able to hurl. In those sort of conditions, you want to keep the ball for as long as you can and we did that fairly well in the first half. Waterford missed an awful lot of scores and an awful lot of frees and that helped us as well.”

The security of weekly fixtures and competitive exposure for new faces and formations is now removed for the Waterford management team. It leaves a longer than anticipated gap to Tipperary on February 15 but McGrath still thinks there is wriggle room when the league eventually throws in. “You might go and run the risk of experimenting and develop the team. That’s not to say that you won’t worry about your standing in the league. I think there is a certain blooding that has to happen in terms of players and where we want to go over the next three years.”

McGrath batted away the suggestion that finding his favoured front six will be a challenge in the season ahead. “Looking from the outside in, people always point to the fact that Waterford look very good from one to nine. The performance of the backs is often dependent on how hard the forwards work. The game the way it’s gone it’s more a case of everyone working together so we certainly don’t operate as a one to nine and a separate six. It’s just everyone working hard together. I think in the long term our forward line will be okay.”

Another spin on the challenge circuit is planned to fill in the blanks. “We are playing Offaly on Tuesday night in Tinryland and we have another game lined up for the weekend. Just plenty of games and plenty of gametime and that’s what we need. We need plenty of games. You could argue that Limerick and Cork, who are in Division 1B, are probably rated sixth and seventh and we are eighth. We have a huge amount of work to do but we are not too despondent. We will talk about it inside and get to the end of it.”

Semple Stadium at the end of May felt a million miles away on Sunday. This offered a pre-season reminder for all concerned of the journey to travel and of the blending, mixing and mistakes to be made in order to reach the desired destination by then. As displayed by the body language of players and management afterwards, an opening day defeat hurts. Even in January.

Waterford's Crystal Cup record 2006-2013

2006 Preliminary Round
Limerick 1-18 Waterford 1-9

2007 Quarter Final
Waterford 2-14 LIT 1-16

2007 Semi Final
Cork 0-16 Waterford 2-9

2008 Semi Final
Waterford 3-12 LIT 2-13

2008 Final
Tipperary 3-13 Waterford 0-13

2009 Quarter Final
Tipperary 0-14 Waterford 1-9

2010 Preliminary Round
Waterford 1-26 CIT 1-11

2010 Quarter Final
Waterford 2-13 IT Tralee 3-5

2010 Semi Final
Waterford 1-17 Clare 0-8

2010 Final
Waterford 1-9 UCC 0-11

2011 Quarter Final
Waterford 1-12 CIT 0-11

2011 Semi Final
Waterford 2-19 Clare 2-18

2011 Final
Waterford 0-21 Cork 0-16

2012 Quarter Final
Waterford 3-19 UCC 1-19

2012 Semi Final
Clare 3-17 Waterford 4-9

2013 Preliminary Round
UL 1-20 Waterford 0-18

Gentle encouragement from possible bolters – Waterford 2-23 UCC 2-14

A blend of the old and the new negotiated UCC in a chilly Tuesday night challenge at Fraher Field. Maurice Shanahan settled for 1-12 (1-3 from play), Ryan Donnelly made a lasting impression of 1-3 while Shane Fives (in lethal long range form) and Donie Breathnach scored three points apiece.

The band of curious supporters that lightly dusted the stand deemed their fact finding mission worthwhile. Waterford continued with the policy of interspersing the rookies with the more settled members of the panel and a handful again jumped at the chance. They only made two substitutions on this occasion and this made the exercise much more beneficial. UCC were below strength with Conor Lehane, Seamus Harnedy and Darragh Fives all to arrive back for the Fitzgibbon. They piled on the subs after half time but still posed a serious threat until Shanahan’s goal at the end of the second period wounded them fatally. Jamie Barron wore ten on his back and made a spurt in the second half to strike three points overall. Paudie Prendergast started at centre back.

Tadhg Bourke at number four pressed hardest for a place on the Crystal Cup side for Sunday. He was firm and aggressive in the tackle and most assured when emerging with possession. The versatile Clashmore man has driven his club close to intermediate glory in the West and blazed brightly with Dungarvan Colleges. He can operate in almost any line of the field. The full back line is the most likely sector where Derek McGrath will be able to accommodate him for now. In the other corner, Adam O’Sullivan showed off his speed and awareness. Ryan Donnelly struggled to impact Sunday’s game in Castlecomer but this time around he sharpened his touch, had more spring in his stride and cleaned up his shooting. He remains raw at this level yet possesses an air of mischief around the goals. Donie Breathnach will need to eradicate some of his wild shooting but plugged away energetically to plunder three points from play. Tom Devine enjoyed a productive first period at midfield and he certainly seems to maintain the necessary physique to survive the hard knocks of senior.

Maurice Shanahan alternated positions between wing and full forward but was always free to take a score although now and again he could motor on further and take a pop at goal. Shane Fives was making the most of the space afforded him down the right side and rifled over points for fun which raised a few cheers from the loyal collection of followers. And even in January, Michael Walsh was ultra-reliable and vigilant of any ball dropping in behind.

The teams agreed to play three periods of different lengths with Michael Wadding on the whistle relying mostly on the honesty of the goalkeepers to judge some of the scores. After the opening 35 minutes, the hosts led by 0-13 to 1-6. Shanahan shot seven of those and Donnelly grabbed two along with singles courtesy of Breathnach, Tom Devine, Killian Fitzgerald and Fives. For UCC, wing back James Barry and centre forward Dan McCormack inflicted minor damage at the opposite end as Waterford sped 0-13 to 0-4 clear at one stage. Willie Griffin snatched a goal just before the break to reel them back in.

UCC enjoyed a prolific spell at the start of the second period. 1-6 in the space of 12 minutes, including a green flag for Adrian Breen after a point attempt struck the post, put the Fitzgibbon holders in the driving seat (2-12 to 0-15). Substitute Jack Ahern and Jamie Barron were also busy in this sharp burst for the students. Waterford regained the initiative by the conclusion of the second period of 25 minutes (1-20 to 2-12) however, inspired by a couple of booming efforts from Fives and a close range goal through Shanahan.

In the final quarter of an hour, the Lismore sharpshooter added two more points and Donie Breathnach raised his third white flag of the night. With two minutes remaining, Ryan Donnelly killed off the students with a routine finish when placed through one on one.

There are no shortage of options, that’s for sure. 30 players auditioned over two games (including four of September’s minor heroes) and that’s not counting ten that featured against Kilkenny in championship last July. It’s the time of year for bolters to make themselves known and there’s already a couple of names in contention for a league breakthrough with Bourke in particular positioning himself favourably. These youngsters are learning fast and the presence of established names alongside them accelerates the process during these trials. 4-48 banked in two note taking exercises but don’t make too many concrete conclusions just yet.

Scorers for Waterford: M Shanahan 1-12 (9fs), R Donnelly 1-3, D Breathnach, S Fives 0-3 each, K Fitzgerald, T Devine 0-1 each.

Waterford: I O’Regan; A O’Sullivan, M Wyse, T Bourke; S Fives, M Walsh, K Moran; K Fitzgerald, T Devine; D Breathnach, M Shanahan, S Keating; R Donnelly, S Prendergast, M Kearney.

Subs: J Dillon, A Farrell.  

Waterford banish January blues in experimental setting - Waterford 2-24 Dublin 3-13

 

At a windy and slightly wet Castlecomer on Sunday afternoon, Waterford and Dublin trialled 51 players between them in a lukewarm challenge game played over three periods of 25 minutes. After shaking off the rustiness in the opening chunk, Waterford ran out cosy eight point winners as Maurice Shanahan rifled 1-10 and ten other scorers also emerged.

With players and formations interchanged so frequently, it’s difficult to know how much to invest in individual performances. Several players certainly grabbed the early opportunity. Philip Mahony returned to number five shirt and he used possession wisely. Jamie Nagle put in a busy spell at midfield, Ray Barry stuck out at wing forward and Shanahan’s scores flowed regularly. The management team threw on eleven substitutes and, of those introduced, Stephen Molumphy, Stephen Roche, Tom Devine and Jake Dillon had telling cameos. Dublin started with seven survivors from the fifteen narrowly defeated by Cork in last year’s All Ireland semi final. Joey Boland, John McCaffrey, Conal Keaney, Ryan O’Dwyer and Colm Cronin were the pick of the 25 panellists that saw action.

Waterford made first use of the breeze but a couple of defensive lapses allowed Dublin retreat on equal terms. Deliveries into the Déise full back line were holding up and proved hazardous to cope with. Two of those were inadequately tidied up and Conal Keaney punished on both occasions with goals after nine and 23 minutes. Brian O’Sullivan slalomed through the defenders on 24 minutes to instantly reply to Keaney’s second major. Barry Connolly equalised however almost immediately after a positive run from Keaney left him with the simple task of finishing (1-7 to 3-1). With Maurice Shanahan shooting five dead balls, they had only managed three scores from play.

The second 25 minute spell saw a marked improvement as they became more comfortable with the conditions and their touch. Shanahan raided a goal from the left wing after two minutes and he added five points (three frees and two from play). Stephen Roche, Ray Barry and the adventurous Shane Fives added further singles. Waterford’s lead stood at four entering the final lap (2-15 to 3-8). The game was now littered with replacements and positional alternations as the starting sides became jumbled up. All Ireland minor winners Tom Devine and Austin Gleeson were among those flung into the fray.

Backed by the breeze once more, a much changed Déise coasted home with nine points in the third period. Stephen Molumphy was responsible for three, Jake Dillon landed a brace with one each for Roche, Gavin O’Brien, Jamie Barron and Kieran Power. Substitute Colm Cronin impressed with three points for the Dubs. Conal Keaney was denied his hat trick by a super reaction save from Ian O’Regan.

2-24 on January 5 is a healthy return especially as 2-16 arrived from play and eleven different players chipped in. The backs recovered from three worrying concessions and the new look inside trio of Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan and Tadhg Bourke regained their composure. Encouraging signs albeit in a challenge game which always carries a health warning. The competitive stuff begins next Sunday.

Scorers for Waterford: M Shanahan 1-10 (7fs, 1 65’), B O’Sullivan 1-0, S Molumphy 0-3, J Barron, J Dillon, S Roche 0-2 each, R Donnelly, S Fives, G O’Brien, K Power, R Barry 0-1 each.

Scorers for Dublin: C Keaney 2-1, B Connolly 1-1, C Cronin, D Treacy (3fs) 0-3 each, J Boland (1f, 1 65’), J McCaffrey 0-2 each, C Crummy 0-1.

Waterford: S O’Keeffe; S Fives, B Coughlan, T Bourke; P Mahony, M Walsh, K Moran; J Nagle, E Barrett; D Breathnach, J Barron, R Barry; B O’Sullivan, M Shanahan, R Donnelly.

Subs used: S Keating, A Gleeson, S Roche, I O’Regan, T Devine, K Power, K Fitzgerald, S McNulty, M Wyse, J Dillon, G O’Brien.

Dublin: A Nolan; C O’Callaghan, P Kelly, S McClelland; S Hiney, J Boland, C Crummy; S Durkin, J McCaffrey; R Mahon, D Treacy, C Keaney; T Devlin, R O’Dwyer, B Connolly.

Subs used: S Chester, J Dougan, P Winters, S Ryan, K Byrne, G Whelan, M McCaffrey, A McGreal, S Timlin, C Cronin.
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)