Brian Hayes hit heights for Cork as Limerick slayed by monster of their own creation

Brian Hayes celebrates Cork's victory over Limerick. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Conor McKeon

It was put to John Kiely on Sunday that the scale of Limerick’s dominance over the past seven years had not only significantly changed the game of inter-county hurling such as it’s played at these exalted, breathless levels, but also directly influenced how counties and managers go about constructing their own teams.

The gallery of silver, the high body count. You don’t get these things without people noticing a thing or two about how you do it.