1. Darren Gleeson (Tipperary)
His varied puckouts were central to Tipperary’s gameplan.
2. Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)
Returning from injury, the 2014 Young Hurler of the Year was one of the Premier County’s standout players.
3. Barry Coughlan (Waterford)
Came of age in yesterday’s Munster final as the Ballygunner defender held Seamus Callanan scoreless from play.
4. Shane Fives (Waterford)
Scored two superb points from play for Waterford and performed well in defeat.
5. Aidan Walsh (Cork)
A welcome return to form for Walsh, who was superb for Cork.
6. Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
Operated in the sweeper role for Waterford and played it to perfection. Just shades this slot ahead of Cork’s Mark Ellis.
7. Cormac Murphy (Cork)
Another of Cork’s defenders to excel in a hard-working display.
8. Daire Plunkett (Dublin)
Called into the starting line-up and was one of Dublin’s key men on Saturday in a hard-running display almost crowned with a goal.
9. Bill Cooper (Cork)
A tour de force from Cooper, who covered every blade of grass in Thurles.
10. Tony Kelly (Clare)
Threatened to really catch fire in the second half against Cork and scored four from play out of five points.
11. Brendan Maher (Tipperary)
A Herculean effort from captain Maher, who dropped deep to curb the influence of Déise skipper Kevin Moran.
12. John O’Dwyer (Tipperary)
Had a huge say in the second half with some super long-range scores after moving to a roving role in the half-forward line.
13. Paul Ryan (Dublin)
12 points for Ryan against Limerick on Saturday evening, including six from play.
14. Maurice Shanahan (Waterford)
A well-deserved slot for Shanahan in our attack after the in-form hitman carried the attacking fight to Tipp.
15. Patrick Horgan (Cork)
Horgan missed a few in the first half but stood up to the plate for Cork when the chips were down in the final ten minutes.
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