There was no separating Tipperary and Kilkenny in Semple Stadium on Saturday evening.
Does anybody from outside those two counties really care though? The result didn’t seem to matter much to neutrals as the two hurling titans blessed fans with a cracking game for the ages.
In the end, the scoreline read 2-17 Tipperary, 3-14 Kilkenny as both side’s shared the spoils of a thrilling draw.
John McGrath’s brilliant performance was the buzz of Twitter, with some even going as far to claim that he is the best hurler in the country on form.
John Mcgrath is a pleasure to watch but he has less weight on his shoulders than TJ and Richie Hogan. Some match #GAA
— Mikey Stafford (@me_stafford) March 11, 2017
Tipp forward John McGrath must be the best hurler in the country on current form. Devastating attacker.
— Alan Waldron (@alanjwaldron) March 11, 2017
John mcgrath beautiful hurler @RTEgaa
— peterd (@peterdwyerkk) March 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/peterswellman/status/840654782381621250
John McGrath is ridiculous #tipp
— Eolan McCarthy (@eolanjmccarthy) March 11, 2017
John McGrath. Best hurler in the country on present form? #GAA
— John Fogarty (@JohnFogartyIrl) March 11, 2017
John mcgrath is lethal
— JP (@JP_McG) March 11, 2017
There’s no prizes for guessing who the stand-out player was for the Cats.
TJ Reid’s penalty-taking masterclass and his outstanding performance overall was enough to earn him the man of the match as well as the praise of the hordes of fans tuning in. He fired home an impressive 3-5, with two goals of those goals coming from penalties and four points from frees.
Tj Reid – run lift and strike – u can't bate it !!
— Tomas Mulcahy (@tomas_mulcahy) March 11, 2017
TJ Reid giving an exhibition on how to strike a hurling ball #pinger #AllianzLeagues
— Tommy Doyle (@tommydoyle_3) March 11, 2017
That TJ Reid lad could have a future in the game.. #GAA
— Ryan Corry (@ryancorry8) March 11, 2017
Tj Reid the new king of hurling the skill unreal ..#AllianzLeagues #kilkenny
— Joe Dowling (@joe90kk) March 11, 2017
