If Tribesmen dig deep they can Tipp scale in their favour

PREMIER ARE FAVOURITES BUT GALWAY GET THE NOD

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THERE'LL be no trophies given out in Limerick this evening, but the result will determine which of Micheál Donoghue or Liam Cahill ends the season in credit.

An All-Ireland semi-final would represent Cahill's best performance yet as Tipperary manager. But lose and it'll be an anti-climax after a very decent showing in Munster, much like two years ago.

Reaching the last four would represent a decent year's work for Donoghue. Anything less and they will have failed in the three biggest tests put down to them in this year's Championship.

I doubt if either side can take out Cork, if that's how it works out, but reaching a semi-final is not to be sniffed at.

Galway have struggled for consistency all year. Two things stand out with them for me - the lack of a goal threat and their inability to get up for every game. Worryingly, their work rate varies from match to match.

Granted, they scored six goals against Antrim, but we were a man down and weren't set up as we normally would be defensively.

But they have to come with that bite this time. They had it against Dublin.

It wasn't there against Kilkenny until it was too late.

Kilkenny, for example, always have that bite. Galway need to find it more often.