Limerick's celebrations may have been in vain last week but after dismantling Cork with near consummate ease, Tipperary were well within their right to celebrate wherever and whenever they wanted. And what's worth celebrating more than a free inside your own 13 metre line.
Cathal Barrett's textbook tackle on Patrick Horgan summed up Tipperary's performance in an instant and Barrett's reaction to being awarded a free really typified the attitude which saw Tipperary run out 2-18 to 1-11 winners.
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