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Eoin Kelly: Tipp have potential to beat Limerick from half-forward line

You can't argue with Seamie Callanan last year and 9-50 was what he hit in the championship last ...



Eoin Kelly: Tipp have potentia...
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Eoin Kelly: Tipp have potential to beat Limerick from half-forward line

You can't argue with Seamie Callanan last year and 9-50 was what he hit in the championship last year.

That was phenomenal and I don't know when the last time was that someone hit nine goals in the duration of a championship.

But to be honest with you, I was in that [Tipp] dressing room last year and I feel his demeanor is different now than it has been previously, the reason why Eamon O'Shea has handed him the responsibility of the free-taking and leading the attack up front.

And I think he has come up trumps and even in the duration of the league, I saw Seamie going for the hard ball, taking the hard hit, winning the free and just getting on with his business.

With Tipperary, there's a different Seamus Callanan leading Tipperary attack because he has been handed the responsibility and last year he didn't let us down.

I'm looking forward to him Sunday, and even Sunday I could see him giving a spell out in the half-forward line because if it's tight inside, I think Tipperary have the potential to win this game from the half-forward line.

You could play Bonner [Maher] inside, who'll do the donkey work and they'll do the spade work, head down, attack the goals.

But with the likes of Bubbles [O'Dwyer], Seamus Callanan out in the half-forward line, they can score from 40, 50, 60 or 70 yards with their eyes closed.

So, if is tight inside, that's what I think Tipp should do: play a short ball - half-backs to midfield to half-forwards - and take their scores outside.

They'll then draw out the Limerick half-back line and you'll create space inside because last year when the game got tight, a lack of composure - maybe someone to organise the attack - and I think Tipperary with their preparation at Carton House, they'll have ironed out those few problems.

But it's going to be hip to hip, shoulder to shoulder. But I've a feeling Tipp are definitely not going to be beaten on Sunday.

Eoin Kelly was speaking on Off The Ball ahead of Tipperary's Munster championship clash with Limerick.    

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