Sickened but not sore, Donal O’Grady said in the immediate aftermath that his philosophy has always been the better team is the one with the winning score. Well, for all Waterford’s admirable resilience, character and efficiency, Sunday’s outcome at Semple Stadium must have put that particular belief system to the test.
Shaking off the cobwebs gathered during a season in Division 2, Limerick grew into the game with a gusto unimaginable under another Corkman and were clearly the better side in the second 35-plus minutes, as well as in the four at the end of the first half.