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4. Craig Morgan Rating: 4/10 His first full championship game in almost two years was one to forget for the Kilruane MacDonaghs man, as he had a torrid evening on Peter Casey. Even outside of that dual, his play was well below par with the ball bouncing off him several times in the first half.
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3. Ronan Maher Rating: 6/10 One of the few to come out with credit in the game, Maher dealt well with the threat of Aaron Gillane throughout apart from the second-half goal. Although he has done a job at full-back it may be that Tipperary’s need for the Thurles man is greater at six and he could feature there this Saturday in Walsh Park.
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2. Johnny Ryan Rating: 5/10 While the going was tough for the Arrravale Rovers man throughout the game, he must get credit for keeping his head up and going at Limerick until the final whistle. He was clearly targetted at short puckouts by Limerick and was turned over on numerous occasions as the size disparity between him and his opponents was clear. Still, he didn’t lose his head and even managed to saunter upfield for a point in the second half.
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5. Michael Breen Rating: 5/10 The Ballina man managed to curtail his man in Gearoid Hegarty for a good chunk of the game but he wasn’t really influential in general play. Breen used whatever ball he did get better than most but couldn’t do enough to change his team’s fortune.