2009 Tipperary county hurling team season

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Tipperary county hurling team
2009 season
Manager Liam Sheedy
All-Ireland SHC Runners-Up
Munster SHC Winners
National League Runners-Up
Top scorer SHC Eoin Kelly (2-30)
Highest SHC attendance82,106 (v Kilkenny 6 September)
Lowest SHC attendance20,872 (v Clare 21 June)
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The 2009 season was Liam Sheedy's second season in charge of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Tippeary won the Munster championship, defeating Waterford 4-14 to 2-16 in the final. [1] They went on to reach the All-Ireland final but lost to Kilkenny 0-23 to 2-22. [2]

Contents

2009 senior hurling management team

NamePositionClub
Liam Sheedy Manager Portroe
Eamon O'Shea Selector Kilruane MacDonagh's
Michael Ryan Selector Upperchurch-Drombane
Cian O'Neill Selector Moorefield

2009 squad

The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2009.

2009 National Hurling League

8 February 2009Round 1 Waterford 1-12 - 2-13 Tipperary Walsh Park
S Prendergast (0-6, three frees and two 65s), C Hennessy (1-0, free), S Molumphy (0-2), J Nagle (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1), D Shanahan (0-1), P Hurney (0-1). Report P Kelly (1-1), P Kerwick (1-1), W Ryan (0-4, three frees), J Woodlock (0-2), J Devane (0-2), P Maher (0-1), B Dunne (0-1), C O’Mahony (0-1, 65).Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
14 February 2009Round 2 Tipperary 2-15 - 0-9 Cork Semple Stadium
P Bourke 0-6 (5f), J O'Brien 1-1, P Maher 1-0, J Woodlock, S Hennessy 0-2 each, J Devane, S Maher, P Kelly, G Ryan 0-1 each. Report B Johnson (0-7, five frees), T Murphy (0-2).Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
1 March 2009Round 3 Tipperary 0-23 - 0-16 Clare Semple Stadium
S Callinan (0-9, 7 frees), W Ryan (0-7, 4 frees), T Stapleton (0-2), N McGrath (0-2), J O’Brien (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), P Kelly (0-1). Report B Nugent (0-4), J Clancy (0-3), T Griffin (0-2), D McMahon (0-2), C Ryan (0-2, frees), N Gilligan (0-1), G Quinn (0-1, free), C Morey (0-1).Referee: J Kelly (Cork)
22 March 2009Round 4 Kilkenny 5-17 - 1-12 Tipperary Nowlan Park
M Comerford (3-2), TJ Reid (1-2), R Hogan (0-5, one free), A Fogarty (1-1), R Power (0-2, frees), E Brennan (0-2), M Grace (0-1), M Rice (0-1), D Fogarty (0-1). Report M Webster (1-0), S Hennessy (0-3), S Callanan (0-3, two frees), J O’Brien (0-2), C O’Mahony (0-2, one free, one 65), J Woodlock (0-1), N McGrath (0-1).Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
29 March 2009Round 5 Tipperary 2-19 - 4-11 Dublin Semple Stadium
S Callanan (1-4, three frees), N McGrath (0-5), G Ryan (1-0), J O’Brien (0-3), J Woodlock (0-2), S Hennessy (0-2, both frees), C O’Mahony (0-1, one 65), S McGrath (0-1), T Scroope (0-1). Report D Treacy (3-2), D O’Callaghan (1-4, two frees), A McCrabbe (0-4, three frees, one sideline), S Durkan (0-1).Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
5 April 2009Round 6 Galway 1-15 - 1-17 Tipperary Pearse Stadium
K Hynes (0-5), J Canning (0-5, 3f, 1 65), N Healy (1-1), C Callanan (0-1), N Hayes (0-1), A Callanan (0-1), A Smith (0-1). Report S Callanan (0-11, 7f, 1 65), L Corbett (1-2), N McGrath (0-1), T Scroope (0-1), S Hennessy (0-1), J Woodlock (0-1).Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
19 April 2009Round 7 Tipperary 1-17 - 1-11 Limerick Semple Stadium
G Ryan (1-3), P Bourke (0-6, four frees), L Corbett (0-3), J O’Brien (0-2), T Stapleton (0-2), J Devane (0-1). Report N Moran (0-9, five frees), P Browne (1-0), M O’Brien (0-1), D O’Grady (0-1).Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
3 May 2009Final Tipperary 4-17 - 2-26
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Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles
S Callanan 1-7 (0-6f, 0-1 '65'), N McGrath 1-5 (0-1f), J O'Brien, J Woodlock 1-1 each, S McGrath 0-2, B Cummins 0-1 (0-1 f). Report R Hogan 1-10 (0-7f), A Fogarty 1-5, H Shefflin 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1'65), TJ Reid 0-4 (1 line ball), E Brennan 0-2, E Larkin 0-1.Referee: J Sexton (Cork)


2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary 1-19 - 0-19 Cork
S Callanan 1-3, E Kelly 0-5, N McGrath, L Corbett 0-3 each, B Dunne, S McGrath 0-2 each, J O'Brien 0-1 (Report)
Match Highlights
B O'Connor 0-11, J Gardiner 0-3, P Cronin 0-2, N McCarthy, T Kenny, A O hAilpin 0-1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 35,103
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Tipperary 3-18 - 1-22 Clare
N McGrath 0-7, J O'Brien 1-2, L Corbett 1-1, S Callanan 1-0, P Kerwick , E Kelly 0-3 each, D Fanning, J Woodlock 0-1 each (Report)
Match Highlights
C Ryan 0-12, D McMahon 1-2, T Griffin, J Clancy, T Carmody 0-2 each, J Conlon, D Barrett 0-1 each
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Tipperary 4-14 - 2-16 Waterford
L Corbett 2-2, E Kelly 1-3, S Callanan 1-1, N McGrath 0-3, P Kerwick, C O'Mahony, S McGrath, J O'Brien, B Dunne 0-1 each (Report)
Match Highlights
E Kelly 1-7, J Mullane 1-5, S Molumphy 0-2, D Shanahan, R Foley 0-1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary 6-19 - 2-07 Limerick
L Corbett 3-1, E Kelly 1-6, N McGrath 1-3, P Kerwick 1-2, S Callanan, C O'Mahony 0-3 each, J O'Brien 0-1 (Report)
Match Highlights
B O'Sullivan 1-1, B Murray 1-0, G O'Mahony 0-2, S Hickey, N Moran, D Breen, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 43,808
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Kilkenny 2-22 - 0-23 Tipperary
H Shefflin 1-8, E Larkin, E Brennan 0-3 each, M Comerford 1-0, R Hogan 0-2, J Tyrrell, T Walsh, D Lyng, R Power, TJ Reid, M Fennelly 0-1 each (Report)
Full Match
E. Kelly 0-13, L Corbett 0-4, S Callanan 0-3, N McGrath 0-2, S McGrath 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,106
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Awards

Pádraic Maher, Conor O'Mahony, Lar Corbett and Noel McGrath all won All Star Awards with McGrath also named as the Young Hurler of the Year. [3]

References

  1. "Classy Corbett Tipps the scales". Irish Independent. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. "Flashback: 2009 All-Ireland SHC Final - Kilkenny v Tipperary". GAA.ie. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "Tommy Walsh wins Hurler of Year award". Irish Independent. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.